Silence

In the Indian tradition the is the saying: "Mounam Brahma he", Silence is God. In this meditation, we bring our awareness to the ever-present silence underlying all the surrounding sounds, and by doing so, we gradually allow the mind to rest in its own intrinsic nature which is peace.

Transcript

Let's take a good posture.

Silence is such a great companion.

There's a saying in yoga,

Maunam brahmahe.

God is silence.

There's a fullness in silence.

There's clarity in silence.

There's a deeper knowing in a silent mind.

When you're silent,

You can listen.

Silence is space,

Spaciousness.

If you become silent,

Can you feel more?

Your body,

Your surroundings,

And yourself in general.

See if you can go into the experience of being right now.

For that it's good to go into the body.

What does your body feel in a general sense this morning?

Is it tired?

Is it energetic?

Is it tired?

Is it sleepy?

Is it alert?

Just the general quality?

You could also ask what wants to soften within you?

What wants to let go and listen?

What would it be good to release right now?

What am I holding onto?

Practice just mindful non-judgmental awareness of your body.

Can you feel the breath?

Can you feel the breath?

Can you feel maybe your heartbeat?

Can you notice your thoughts as noisy as they are?

Can you feel the noises in the head?

Thoughts are simply that,

Inner noise.

Can you expand your awareness to include the outer noises?

Can you notice what noises are around you?

Can you notice the silence beneath them?

Simple silence beneath all the noise.

Can you feel the silence?

Silence doesn't have an agenda.

Silence is not seeking anything.

Silence is allowing and experiencing what's there.

As you feel yourself in the present moment,

What can you soften?

What can you release?

What remains when you let go?

What remains when you let go?

Can you explore silence?

Is there any difference between silence and you?

What if your true being is silence?

What would your life be if you made silence your identity?

What would your life be if you made silence your identity?

Open spaciousness.

Open spaciousness.

Open spaciousness.

Open spaciousness.

Reviews

Being in silence allows me to feel the entire universe within and around me. Thank you for guiding us to experience oneness and wholeness.

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