EFFECTIVENESS OF SILENCE – A SHORT STORY

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EFFECTIVENESS OF SILENCE – A SHORT STORY: One of the Buddha's

disciples once asked him several metaphysical questions – the nature

of creation, the existence of God, and the post-nirvana state. The

Buddha declined to give answers just then but promised to do so

after one year. But during this period the disciple was to observe

complete unbroken silence and simply to watch his thoughts as they

pass through his mind. The disciple spent one silent year just

watching his thoughts. At first his mind was like a humming beehive

assailed by a multitude of diverse thoughts. Gradually these began

to subside and by year-end, the humming bees had vanished and he was

freed from the tyranny of thought processes. A year later when the

Buddha asked him to put forward his questions, the disciple told the

Master that he had no questions as his mind was completely at peace.

(Source: The Times of India)

prof laxmi narain (prof_narain)

 

Source and courtesy: Sri Ramana Kendram, Hyderabad

This article was published in Sri Ramana Jyothi,

monthly magazine of the Kendram.