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A legend is growing in Nepal, where people say a meditating boy hasn’t eaten or drunk in seven months. He barely moves, just sits under a tree, still as a stone. It’s impossible, some say. Is it a miracle? A hoax? Let’s find out.

A trip to one of America’s quietest places with a man who has dedicated his life to keeping it that way.

Silent since a car accident nine years before, Erik Ramsey prepares to speak again.

A speech on the value of being alone with your thoughts, delivered to the plebe class at West Point.

John Cage’s art of noise.

A trip to India for total silence.

The Barden family today.