One truth we cannot avoid discern is, great works, be it in art, music or even science, are always preceded by a phase of quietness – peaceful silence. That is an essential prerequisite ingredient. If one digs deeper into silence, as Yoga meditation will teach you, you are essentially trying to empty your conscious and subconscious minds of all slack, of all objects to truly realise your True Self hidden deep behind. The enlightened masters have achieved that and one reflection of it is their very eyes and face radiating it, as for example you find in a photo of Sri Ramana Maharshi (a great celebrated mystic from South India the last century).
Many normal people seek external silence first to seek internal peace which is also an important factor. You cannot become peaceful in a constantly turbulent, loud environment. Some run to mountains, others to quiet islands on Globe and others to quiet lush ambience of nature. But if you were to take your mobile phone with you in this expedition and were to listen to jazzy pop, it would derail the very purpose of your enterprise. Even thriller books will agitate your mind, are of least help to relax. Your real target ought be everlasting internal Peace (of Mind). Overcoming your ‘Ego’ or silencing it, is not easy; it is a constant struggle. The more you try attaining it, the more you are rewarded with it in gradual progress. That is the experience and teaching of great saints and mystics. Do not give up efforts to gain ‘Peace Eternal’ internal. Some day you pick your cherished prize !
George Chakko, former U.N. correspondent, now retiree in Vienna, Austria. Vienna, 14/04/ 2019 22:25 hrs CET
On Apr 14, 2019 gchakko wrote:
One truth we cannot avoid discern is, great works, be it in art, music or even science, are always preceded by a phase of quietness – peaceful silence. That is an essential prerequisite ingredient. If one digs deeper into silence, as Yoga meditation will teach you, you are essentially trying to empty your conscious and subconscious minds of all slack, of all objects to truly realise your True Self hidden deep behind. The enlightened masters have achieved that and one reflection of it is their very eyes and face radiating it, as for example you find in a photo of Sri Ramana Maharshi (a great celebrated mystic from South India the last century).
Many normal people seek external silence first to seek internal peace which is also an important factor. You cannot become peaceful in a constantly turbulent, loud environment. Some run to mountains, others to quiet islands on Globe and others to quiet lush ambience of nature. But if you were to take your mobile phone with you in this expedition and were to listen to jazzy pop, it would derail the very purpose of your enterprise. Even thriller books will agitate your mind, are of least help to relax. Your real target ought be everlasting internal Peace (of Mind). Overcoming your ‘Ego’ or silencing it, is not easy; it is a constant struggle. The more you try attaining it, the more you are rewarded with it in gradual progress. That is the experience and teaching of great saints and mystics. Do not give up efforts to gain ‘Peace Eternal’ internal. Some day you pick your cherished prize !
George Chakko, former U.N. correspondent, now retiree in Vienna, Austria.
Vienna, 14/04/ 2019 22:25 hrs CET