Silence!

Silence

Silence is a word that’s familiar to all. But do we know what silence is or sounds like?

Silence does not merely mean being quiet. Not speaking is the physical action we take in order to let silence enter our lives. Silence can be described as the pause between two words. Silence is very versatile, and it can take on many forms.

Silence can be quiet.

Silence can speak volumes.

Silence can be still.

Silence can be peaceful.

Silence can be unbearable.

Silence can be enlightening.

Silence can be loud and sometimes really deafening.

Silence can be hostile, silence can be friendly, silence can be hurting, silence can be healing.

Silence can be frightening, silence can be soothing.

Silence can be angry, silence can be loving.

Silence can be so much more than just a mere absence of sound.

Many of us find it difficult to remain silent for long stretches of time. Even if we are not chattering away nineteen to the dozen to somebody else in the vicinity or on the phone- our minds are chattering away to us. Actually it is this chattering mind that we all must learn to silence. It is a difficult thing to do because the mind does not like to be tamed. But if you master this art of silencing the mind- you will master your destiny.

In his book titled “In the Sphere of Silence”, Vijay Eswaran says “From the time we are born, there is a continuous din that hits and assails our senses. It never ceases even when we are asleep. It is a din that cocoons us so much so that we stop hearing. And even as we stop, we can still hear the din but not the silence.”

All the wise men that have walked this earth have said the same thing in different ways- they all recommend getting in touch with our inner selves. The only way to get in touch with that part of us is through meditation. Where we must silence the chatter of the mind, so that we can listen to the voice of the divine, the voice of silence. Some of us avoid meditating because we cannot bear the silence, some try and give up the practice because it is too difficult to train the mind.

Most people feel a sense of restlessness, or a void, but they do not know what it is that they feel is lacking in their lives. Some feel it is lack of a relationship with another. They may flit from one bad relationship to another, some feel it is a lack of money- some may have it all but still may find themselves seeking “something”.

We rush through life not knowing what we seek. Many of us actually fear the silence because we do not know what it will tell us, but only if we paused to listen, we would find that the silence reveals to us what it is that we are seeking. if only we realized the power of silence!

Thank you