The bliss of silence!

Hello folks! Ever wondered how much people talk!!! No point.....ALL of us DO! Consequently, there are very few moments when we can really experience a complete silence, the sort that is spoken of as "pin drop silence"! It is in those moments that we can actually sense the oneness between the heart and the mind, the unity between the person we are and the one that we are trying to be! More often than not, the best of ideas and plans emerge in the midst of silence. Relaization dawns in what Wordsworth aptly described as the "bliss of solitude"! Silence, in the physical sense would be absence of noise or sound. But I can say from experience that it is possible to feel it even in a crowd.....a silence so profound, its almost deafening! And we are not even talking about the silence in a "bhoot bangla" which can be petrifying!

Silence triggers the thinking mind and brings about a whole new meaning to things that appeared different all along! It's a simple means of meditation where you have a conversation with your self, your truest confidante and perennial companion! Silence is, contrary to belief, not a sign of weakness, but one of strength; an indicator of knowledge, not the lack of it. As someone said, "True knowledge lies in knowing when to speak and when to remain silent"!

I always try to sneak a few silent moments for myself each day - a therapy I whole-heartedly recommend as a discovery of a whole new world within, a "path less travelled by" (Robert Frost) to seek happiness which incidentally is what we are all after!

SILENT BLISS...

Sometimes calm, sometimes sinister;

In solitude, all around;

The slightest sound amplified,

In silence that's so loud.

Even in the midst of a crowd,

Voices may seem to fade in;

Making way for a numbing silence,

That rises above the din.

The silence echoes the voices,

Speaking from within;

Ever soothing, ever strengthening;

Showing light where darkness had been.

Silence, a mirror to the soul;

Silence can always best console;

Silence, a time to delve into oneself;

Silence, BLISS UNEXPLORED!

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More later. Till next time, from slo, it's Tally-ho!