Guest guest Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 23rd February, 1937 >>>Re >>Sometimes I feel like doing a vow of silence, put Sri Ramana >>expressely discouraged such a thing. Also I`ve taken a vow of >>brahmacharya because I felt ready for it and it was quite >>natural, altough Sri Raman never advised that. My question is: .... D.: Is not a vow of silence helpful? M.: A vow is only a vow. It may help dhyana to some extent. But what is the good of keeping the mouth closed and letting the mind run riot. If the mind be engaged in dhyana, where is the need for speech? Nothing is as good as dhyana. Should one take to action with a vow of silence, where is the good of the vow? >From Talks §371. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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