Silence is devine gift by BRAHMA KUMARIS

[Guest guest]

Devine spiritual brothers and sisters

 

One of the true gifts in a busy life is an extended period of

silence, a time when we intentionally turn our attention away from

the rush of conversations and commitments, images and messages, and

lists and obligations, and quietly attune ourselves to an inner space.

 

 

For some of us, imposed silence has been a punishment in our past;

for example, a parent may have admonished, " Close your mouth and go

to your room. " The silence we are entering here is a choice. This

silence is a chance for discovery, to find out new and different

things. The absence of talk is quite different when we are choosing

not to speak.

Silence is not a lack of communication. There is a subtle language

that connects us to one another through the eyes, with a smile, or a

gesture. Fluency in this subtle language calls for our ability to

observe the small details of life. As we develop our facility with

this subtle language, we find that we are less dependent on the

mechanical devices that can connect us but that can also make us feel

more separate.

In moving into an inner space of silence, we are attuning ourselves

to the spirit of nature and letting go of the tendency to be

critical.

Silence provides the opportunity for me to identify the qualities in

myself that have the capacity to transform me. In silence I can

connect to the highest quality of my lightest, clearest thinking.

Action emerges from the seeds of thought. Actions are the fruits of

these seeds. What is the soil in which I choose to plant the seeds

of my thoughts? Violence or peace? Anger or love? These choices

are transformative.

The state of awareness I attain in silence connects directly to the

quality of my understanding. Understanding " in sound " is a cognitive

process, while understanding " in silence " is more subtle, resulting

in realizations that emerge from within. These are very different

experiences.

In silence I discover my innate qualities, the qualities that are

intrinsic to who I am. Here in silence I touch my eternal self, and

I come to trust this deepest essence.

The experience of recognizing my intrinsic and unique qualities

increases my own power to receive. In silence I touch my inner

strength and experience trust, faith, safety, beauty, worthiness. It

is from this base of inner strength that my actions evolve.

In silence I can listen to the call of God, the call of nature, the

call of others in need.

Silence is an inner space of learning. When I do not understand

something, I continue to hold on to it. When learning has occurred,

I can release it and move on.

In silence I discover truth by getting in touch with the true self.

Silence increases my capacity to hold the truth within.

Silence is an opportunity to rest in the lap of my own greatness.

Remember to care for yourself with the special attention you would

accord any great soul.

 

" Silence is a discipline, not of doing, but of being. "

 

In godly service

Brahma Kumar Rama Krishna

Singapore