Guest guest Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 The Magic of Silence Murshid Wali Ali Meyer, one of the original students of Murshid Samuel Lewis, said this about the silence at the end of a Dance: As the sound and music of the dance stop, enter the silence. This is your opportunity to hear what has been created. In this silence one can absorb the qualities evoked during the dance. This is the most important part of the dance. It becomes all-encompassing. In Dances of Universal Peace, as well as in the everyday Dance of Life, we are invited to discover Divine Peace on our own terms, in our own way, at our own pace. At first glance, it may seem that silence is empty and useless. But things are not always as they first appear. Indeed, silence can be a profound connection to the Divine. As Jelaluddin Rumi said: Why are you so afraid of silence, silence is the root of everything. If you spiral into its void a hundred voices will thunder messages you long to hear. Rumi - 'Hidden Music' - Maryam Mafi & Azima Melita Kolin Here are some quotes from a variety of papers, articles and talks of Samuel Lewis (the founder of the Dances of Universal Peace) which describe the virtues of silence: .... silence actually brings one even closer to God .... silence preserves the magnetism There is no doubt that in silence one can do the best work, as all one's energy and will-power is then concentrated The silence of the sage can be a conversation with God. .... for all the sounds proceed from the Silence and so also do all principles proceed from the Universal Peace. In an absolute sense, Silence is always the source of perfection. The Infinite is expressed through Silence. .... the truth is in silence and not in the languages which are men's creations. Here is a quote from Hazrat Inayat Khan: Where is the word of God heard? In silence. The seers, the saints, the sages, the prophets, the masters, they have heard that voice which comes from within by making themselves silent. I do not mean by this that because one has silence one will be spoken to; I mean that once one is silent one will hear the word, which is constantly coming from within. When the mind has been made still, a person also communicates with everyone he meets. He does not need many words: when the glance meets he understands. Two persons may talk and discuss all their lives and yet never understand one another. Two others with still minds look at one another and in one moment a communication is established between them. Where do the differences between people come from? From within. From their activity. And how does agreement come? By the stillness of the mind. It is noise which hinders a voice that we hear from a distance, and it is the troubled waters of a pool which hinder us seeing our own image reflected in the water. When the water is still it takes a clear reflection; and when our atmosphere is still then we hear that voice which is constantly coming to the heart of every person. from Volume IV, Mental Purification, Silence Jelaluddin Rumi spoke these words some 800 years ago: A Great Silence overcomes me, and I wonder why I ever thought to use language. http://wahiduddin.net/dance/silence.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Dear Violet, Thank you for this validation of what i have learnt from within and told others too - that Silence will teach, guide, enlighten and give solace. i somehow realized the Divine is Silence and communicates in that language, a language i am trying to learn daily. It is a good feeling to have confirmation that the Silence did teach me what great saints, sages and souls in the past knew. Silence is another way of saying " Be thoughtlessly aware " at all times. It is a way of life like nothing else on Earth. So keep on learning the language to understand the Divine ............ and be enlightened by IT. jagbir , " Violet " <violet.tubb wrote: > > The Magic of Silence > > Murshid Wali Ali Meyer, one of the original students of Murshid Samuel Lewis, said this about the silence at the end of a Dance: > > As the sound and music of the dance stop, enter the silence. This is your opportunity to hear what has been created. In this silence one can absorb the qualities evoked during the dance. This is the most important part of the dance. It becomes all-encompassing. > > In Dances of Universal Peace, as well as in the everyday Dance of Life, we are invited to discover Divine Peace on our own terms, in our own way, at our own pace. > > At first glance, it may seem that silence is empty and useless. But things are not always as they first appear. Indeed, silence can be a profound connection to the Divine. > > As Jelaluddin Rumi said: > > Why are you so afraid of silence, > silence is the root of everything. > If you spiral into its void > a hundred voices will thunder messages > you long to hear. > > Rumi - 'Hidden Music' - Maryam Mafi & Azima Melita Kolin > > Here are some quotes from a variety of papers, articles and talks of Samuel Lewis (the founder of the Dances of Universal Peace) which describe the virtues of silence: > > ... silence actually brings one even closer to God > > ... silence preserves the magnetism > > There is no doubt that in silence one can do the best work, as all one's energy and will-power is then concentrated > > The silence of the sage can be a conversation with God. > > ... for all the sounds proceed from the Silence and so also do all principles proceed from the Universal Peace. > > In an absolute sense, Silence is always the source of perfection. The Infinite is expressed through Silence. > > ... the truth is in silence and not in the languages which are men's creations. > > Here is a quote from Hazrat Inayat Khan: > > > Where is the word of God heard? In silence. The seers, the saints, the sages, the prophets, the masters, they have heard that voice which comes from within by making themselves silent. I do not mean by this that because one has silence one will be spoken to; I mean that once one is silent one will hear the word, which is constantly coming from within. When the mind has been made still, a person also communicates with everyone he meets. He does not need many words: when the glance meets he understands. Two persons may talk and discuss all their lives and yet never understand one another. Two others with still minds look at one another and in one moment a communication is established between them. > > Where do the differences between people come from? From within. From their activity. And how does agreement come? By the stillness of the mind. It is noise which hinders a voice that we hear from a distance, and it is the troubled waters of a pool which hinder us seeing our own image reflected in the water. When the water is still it takes a clear reflection; and when our atmosphere is still then we hear that voice which is constantly coming to the heart of every person. > > from Volume IV, Mental > Purification, Silence > > > Jelaluddin Rumi spoke these words some 800 years ago: > > A Great Silence overcomes me, > and I wonder why I ever thought > to use language. > > http://wahiduddin.net/dance/silence.htm > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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