Just as my body seeks physical homeostasis, so does my mind. I have accustomed myself to a certain level of mental, emotional, and environmental stimulation. If I choose to change a circumstance with the intent toward greater simplicity or peace, I do well to tame the inclination to increase stress in another area. I only succeed if I identify the tendency to fill in what seems to be missing

this is like what happens when we simplify our food - at first the food tastes bland, but over a few days we adjust to the new flavor, and eventually are ready for further simplification.

the trick to reducing the threshold for internal or external stimuli comes in moving inward, slowly but persistently, until the craving for noise (of any kind) is dissolved, replaced not by another noise but with an equivalent fullness of Being/God.