Weekly Words of Wisdom
Sometimes there would be a rush of noisy visitors and the Silence of the monastery would be shattered. This would upset the disciples; not the Master, who seemed just as content with the noise as with the Silence. To his protesting disciples he said one day,
“Silence is not the absence of sound, but the absence of self.”
~ Adyashanti

Yes, but… better to have pair of Bose Noise Canceling headphones or Sensaphonic (this is what I use) or Westone ear plugs/filters at the ready…