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During the silence program, is talking to oneself also not allowed?
Is it such a compulsion that you have to talk to yourself? What do you need to talk to yourself? I am very good, or I am very bad, I am in Bangalore? Is that what you want to remind yourself? Just gather all your energy which you waste in talking and ta ... -
Gurudev, could you please speak about solidified silence. I have often heard this phrase from you.
It is only in experience, it cannot be explained. It is something like when you feel that space is like solid. Knowledge, space and silence can all feel as though they are a substance.Solidified means that which is real. If you ask scientists, the ... -
I want to listen to you speak Sanskrit a little more.
You better learn to listen to my silence more, I am an expert on it. I am not an expert in any language per se. ... -
Gurudev, which is greater – Shabd (sound) or Nishabd (Silence)?
Shabd has its own importance and so does Nishabd. You need not create any difference between the two. Silence gets its importance and value because of sound, and you can recognize sound because of silence. Any syllable or sound is born fro ... -
During the silence program, do we continue to smile at others or do we not maintain eye contact?
You can definitely smile. Silence does not mean keeping a long face. This silence is not the silence of mourning. The silence is that of joy. So, you should keep smiling . In fact, you will automatically start smiling. You don’t have to mak ... -
How do we make sure that we don’t engage in unintentional bad behavior or bad speech?
You’re wanting to not do that, know that it’s half done. For the rest half, be more mindful and silence will definitely help. ... -
Would you speak about the importance of silence. How do we practice it?
(Maintains a few moments of silence) That’s it! Take a moment, observe your breath, calm your mind, and relax your body. You find such peace and so much love within you. We are all born with this gift of love and peace. Somehow we fo ... -
Gurudev, how can silence be a celebration? Silence sometimes makes all faces so serious. How can it be a celebration?
That is the paradox. You think celebration is only in noise, and silence is only mourning. When people are celebrating, they make too much noise, and when people are silent, they simply mourn. Somebody died, or someone is in a horrible situation, then they ... -
What comes after everything is silenced? And how is it different from being dead?
Vast difference! Silence is the mother of all creativity! Silence is the mother of beauty and love. Intuition, invention, poetry, everything comes out of silence. Even Sudarshan Kriya came out of silence. I know most of you have experienced Sudarsh ... -
Buddha – Manifestation of Silence
When Buddha got enlightened on the full moon day in the month of May, he kept silent. For a whole week he did not say a word. Mythology says that all the angels in the heaven got frightened and said, "Once in a millennium someone blossoms so fully li ...
