Patricia González Schütz (asker) Apr 24:

Doing some research I found this: "A State of Being" is a quality of your present experience", like "being happy".
Even if the sentence is defining what silence is, I think it refers to an attitude/state of being silent, for it to guide our actions. A way of being...
I think I will choose an answer using this criteria.

Juan Gil Apr 23:

@Charles Eres un genio...

Patricia González Schütz (asker) Apr 23:

@ Charles Davis, could you post your suggestion, I think this is what I was looking for, thank you.

Charles Davis Apr 23:

@Juan ¡Me encanta! Ajena al ser y sin vicio.

Juan Gil Apr 23:

Por cierto... nunca más apropiado:



(solo un momento de distensión en nuestra diaria labor).

Patricia González Schütz (asker) Apr 23:

Gracias Beatriz, very nicely said!

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro Apr 23:

El hecho de ser Entiendo que aquí "being/ser" no se refiere a ningún ser en concreto, sino al hecho de ser.
Se podría parafrasear así: "El silencio es propio del/inherente al hecho de ser".

Patricia González Schütz (asker) Apr 23:

Here's the entire context (the "I" means the Silence/the Being/Voice/Intuition within):

"Silence is a state of being.
It is not fleeting.
It is permanent, constant, now.

When one is not listening to I,
one is not aware of silence,
of peace.

When one listens to I,
silence guides all actions clearly.

One listening to I may act
in a state of grace
with a smile in the heart,
because one listening to I knows
he follows all
for the highest good."

Patricia González Schütz (asker) Apr 23:

In English we can say "it's a state of being" but I have never heard that expression in Spanish; "es un estado de ser"...so I think an adjective has to be added for it to make some sense in the Spanish translation.

Patricia González Schütz (asker) Apr 23:

"El silencio es un estado del Ser". When "Ser" is capitalized, it refers to our Higher Self, our true Self or Spiritual Being, but "estado de ser" to me here does not refer to this, just a clarification.

Patricia González Schütz (asker) Apr 23:

This is what Beatriz has written "No recomiendo dejar "estado" a secas porque no corresponde a la idea del original." and I think she's right. I think I have come with the solution, something is needed after "estado de ser ____" but I will wait for someone to make a suggestion...

Patricia González Schütz (asker) Apr 23:

Hi Victor, most probably, but not "state of being" altogether, but while reading your comment, it came to me that the word "estado" on its own could be OK. I've tried "estado de ser/del ser/condición de ser" but they don't resonate to me, not even "modo de ser". I think I will leave it "estado" but I welcome any other option!

Víctor Zamorano Apr 23:

Have you translated "being" before in this text?

"Estado del ser" could match, depending of what kind of "being" are we talking about.