Monday, 14 May 2018
Why Silence is Golden
The Speaking Tree India | ET
Words are like bullets; they could hit hard. They can cause pain and
hurt to the listener that may be irreversible. Words of love and compassion
soothe and comfort a person. Psychologists’ research says that higher the pitch
of the speech, the more negative is its impact on the neural system.
Words should be pleasant and appreciating. This helps the soul grow.
After all, words are reflection of the inner self.
Learning to control your speech begins at home. As humans, we are bound
to make mistakes. When our community helpers and family members make mistakes,
we do have the right to correct them; but that should be done with love and
kindness.
When words cross the line of self-respect, they worsen the situation. In
order to save oneself from the repulsive effects of unscrupulous use of words,
it is better to learn to exercise control over what one says.
Saints and seekers have long since periodically practised the vow of
silence. This helps them master their speech. Hence it is said, ‘Silence is
Golden’.
Lots of energy that can be productively utilised is wasted in
unnecessary speech. Young ones are careful observers. They tune into the energy
of the words and respond to their surroundings. The cosmos is vibrating because
of a sound.
Imagine the vibration being unpleasant — the cosmic energy would align
to that frequency causing turmoil in the mental, emotional and physical
well-being of matter at all levels.
When God can maintain the cosmic word at a pleasant and constant
intensity, we must aspire to do so as well.
DISCLAIMER : Views expressed above are the author's own.
Quote from the True Charm and Power of Vedanta
Instead, they seek priests (read agents or middlemen) and pay them for
making these offerings on their behalf; perhaps even pray on their behalf. Why?
So all in all, there are people who while away their precious time by
frequenting places of worship like temples, misguidedly seeking shortcuts by
entrusting ‘middle-men’ like priests to obtain for them the treasure without
having to put in any kind of effort. Even on the path to God,you are seeking
agents, and middlemen, is it not? Be it a Hindu priest, Muslim maulvi or Sikh
bhai and sometimes even a guru who says ‘become my disciple and your liberation
is guaranteed’, you are, it seems, unable to make that divine connection on
your own. But remember, there is no room, for any third person in your relationship
with God.After all, will you tolerate a third person in the middle of your
relationship with your spouse?
Likewise, there is no place for any third party in the relationship
between you and God, not even the master, the guru. The master’s role is only preparatory
— to evoke dispassion for the world, evoke an intense desire in you to seek the
truth, prepare you to become a seeker, to inspire you to tread the path with
conviction. Once the disciple becomes a seeker, in the real sense of the word,
dispassion arises in his heart and the quest takes root in his mind. Then, the
master takes a back step. And he showers you with merciful blessings, and
wishes that you succeed phenomenally…. The master’s role then remains of
offering advice on overcoming any stumbling blocks that the seeker encounters,
answer his queries and clarify his doubts. But who has to perform the sadhana,
the spiritual practices? The fact is that on the spiritual path, even the guru
cannot come between God and seeker, and this is right as well.Why will the
master interfere in such a sacred relationship? After all, is it the master or
is it you who wants to attain God?
But, if He exists?
I drive joy There was a
doctor in Benaras who spent 7 minutes in the morning and evening for mediation
on God. Knowing this, his colleagues and friends laughed at him. One day they
argued that he was wasting ten precious minutes on something, which he had been
misled into believing. The doctor replied, “Well, if God does not exist, I
agree that I am wasting ten minutes a day. But, if He exists? I am afraid you
are wasting your entire lifetime. I prefer to waste ten minutes rather than a
lifetime. Why should you grudge me the 10 minutes joy that I derive 4m.
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