Guest guest Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 RAM RAM Silence is the speech of the spiritual seeker. " " Before you speak, THINK Is it necessary? Is it true? Is it kind? Will it hurt anyone? Will it improve on the silence? " " Spend a few minutes every morning and evening in the silence of your own shrine or home; spend them with the highest of all the powers that you know of. Be in His elevating and inspiring company; worship Him mentally; offer unto Him all the work you do; you will come out of the silence nobler and more heroic than when you went in. " " Be silent yourself, that will induce silence in others. Do not fall into the habit of shouting, talking long and loud. Reduce contacts to the minimum. Carry with you an atmosphere of quiet contemplation, wherever you happen to be. " " The less you talk, the more will become your mental power. With the increase in your mental capacity, there will be increase in your power of discrimination too. Consequently, you will give up " individual discrimination " . Because of this, you will begin to consider the good of the world at large rather than your own individual welfare. You must cultivate such broad feelings from this young age itself. " " One of the first principles of straight living is the practice of silence. For the voice of God can be heard in the region of your heart when the tongue is stilled and the storm is tilled and the waves are calm. There will be no temptations for others to shout when you talk to them in whispers. Set the level of the tone yourself; as low as possible, as high as necessary to reach the outermost boundary of the circle you are addressing. Conserve sound, since it is the treasure of the element ETHER, an emanation from God Himself. Reason can prevail only when arguments are advanced without the whipping up of sound. Silence is the speech of the spiritual seeker. Soft sweet speech is the expression of genuine love. Hate screeches, fear squeals, conceit trumpets. But love sings lullabies. It soothes. It applies balm. Practice the vocabulary of love; unlearn the language of hate and contempt. " " Less talk - more work! There is too much talking going on. Because of excessive talking, spiritual energy is being wasted. " HARE KRISHNA ,HARE KRISHNA ,KRISHNA KRISHNA ,HARE HARE,HARE RAMA ,HARE RAMA ,RAMA RAMA .HARE HARE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 , " jitendra kumar " <jtin_ja wrote: > There will be no temptations for others to shout > when you talk to them in whispers. Set the level of the tone > yourself; as low as possible, as high as necessary to reach the > outermost boundary of the circle you are addressing. Dear spiritual brothers & sisters Well here I am, breaking my silence! I think this post is beautiful & so true. Im sure we can all apply this to our daily lives, with a small amount of effort. Many a time when I am in human company, I can hear people 'yapping' just for the sake of it, when there really is no need. I am looking forward to going on a 10 day Vipassana meditation retreat in silence in December, which I'll tell you all about when I return. I have spoken to two people who attended recently & they said it was tough going but very beneficial. Enjoy that silence, its a beautiful thing. With much love to you all Farah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 > Silence > increase in your mental capacity, there will be increase in your > power of discrimination > " Less talk - more work! There is too much talking going on. Because > of excessive talking, spiritual energy is being wasted. " >Thanks Jitendra I really liked it. This is really true and a practical and important aspect of sadhna.Those who are spiritually inclined are naturally more quiet and they specially abstain from useless talking , especally gossip etc . Its good for the sadhak that he avoids association of people who talk dishonestly or negatively.Because particpating in such idle talks isnt good for the sadhak.The scriptures and saints also speak in favour of silence and solitude.Besides it is said that the span of our life is related to the number of breaths.Those who talk less live longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 , " jitendra kumar " <jtin_ja wrote: > Silence is the speech of the spiritual seeker. " Jitinder ji apne kamal kar diya.. this is really great...this one sentence itself is the key to spirituality.. thanks Aum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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