Healing power of silence

Silence has immense power, it doesn’t mean soundless or thoughtless, being silent rather it means noiseless. The starting point of the healing power of silence is in our thoughts. Thoughts are extremely powerful; indeed, since we speak and act according to the quality of our thoughts, they create the world around us. It is said that a person has about over 60,000 thoughts per day. Some days there may be more – if there is a lot of stress the thought process multiplies. How fast the mind works, it is like a machine. But we shouldn’t forget that we are in charge of this machine; we can determine the speed in which it moves and the direction it takes.

We can determine the quality and speed of thoughts. Most of the times we are not aware and so the mind machine is taken over by external influences. We react to situations, and forget that we have independence and choice of ‘how’ and ‘what’ to respond to. No matter what is going on outside, we can choose our thoughts – the more we understand and practise this, the easier it becomes to remain calm, realise what we need to do and act accordingly.

The thought control process begins with silence. When you practise silence, you can transform yourself from the ‘headless chicken’ constantly reacting inappropriately, to someone who is a master of his or her thoughts. This does not take months to achieve – it can happen in the space of a day! When you master your thoughts, you can start to create beautiful, powerful, and pure thoughts, and you can also create the space between those thoughts that allows you to tap into the healing power of your own inner silence.

The key to this is to ‘quarantine’ your mind with silence for some time every morning. Before beginning your day, stop and silence your mind, fill it with positivity and peace, with a loving attitude. During the day, this quietness and peace will transform into clarity and attentiveness. As you travel through your day, watch how your mind loses this quietness and becomes full of haste, reacting with twists, jumps and pins at any moment in any place with anyone. When you notice your mind rebelling in this way, allow yourself to stop and replenish your quietness again. Do this as often as you need. It may take just a few seconds or a minute or two of silence for you to regain your equanimity.

n Courtesy: Rajyoga Meditation Center, Kingston

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