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Thursday, 16 July 2020

THE POWER OF 5 MINUTES OF SILENCE


FEEL THE POWER OF SILENCE
Most of us wake up and immediately reach for a smartphone or rush to the shower. We enter into a hectic ritual within seconds of waking up and never stop.

Yet, as we learn more about how the brain works, it might be a terrible idea to keep doing this. Science now knows we receive a rush of gamma waves to the right side of the brain when we pause in the morning and avoid jumping right into stress. You can learn more about how to manage your time in a hectic world and what happens to our brains when we rest.

Thomas Merton said, “Solitude is not something you must hope for in the future. Rather, it is a deepening of the present, and unless you look for it in the present you will never find it.”

Spending time in solitude is actually a very healthy thing to do—it gives us an opportunity to balance the busyness.



“We live in a 24/7 culture that expects everyone to be on all the time, but quiet time is immensely restorative,” “You’ll be more present when you are with others, become more productive, and even show more power and control in work settings.” As the world gets louder, shutting off is easier said (or screamed) than done.
Silent prayer is, quite simply, the practice of sitting in silence, quieting one’s own thoughts, and making oneself present to God. It is like having the goal of mindfulness or activation, its purpose is to create space in the mind and in the heart for God — to allow Him to speak to us in the silence.
Silence triggers mindfulness, which means you visualise your feelings and emotions with a better perspective, and it also involves self-compassion, which means handling various situations with sympathy, kindness and understanding.

The 5-minute silence promise
It’s alluring, isn’t it? The idea that you could spend only five minutes every day doing relatively nothing in order to change your whole life. Silence helps you avoid entangling yourself in the affairs of others; that is why it is encouraged as a preliminary.

I’m sure you’ve heard the list, but just in case, silence can:
  • Decrease symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression
  • Enhance self-esteem and self-acceptance
  • Increase feelings of compassion and connection with others
  • Help you overcome craving and addiction
  • Increase grey matter concentration in the brain’s structures of learning and memory
  • Reduce blood pressure
  • Better manage pain
These are wonderful, but I think the biggest benefit of silence is that it reintroduces you to your essential Self — the luminous Being that is always within. When we live from this open-hearted place, we show up in the world with presence in any situation, whether terrifying or thrilling.
By taking the time to seek what’s within, we begin to embody attention, compassion and creativity not only in our personal life, but in our work. We’re better equipped to make good on the universal moral of doing no harm.
Through our own awakening, we uplift others. “These are all doors into the same room. Find the [meditations] that are right for you and practice as if your life depended on it. Because it does, of course.”
Replace negative thoughts with good thoughts
During your five minutes of silence, there might be a temptation to think about some conflicts coming up or challenges at work. In the first five minutes of the day, don't just bounce the idea away. Replace them with a more positive thought. This is not some weird meditation practice. It's pure science. Your brain can't think two things at once, so replacing any negative thoughts with good one’s trains you for the day. 
Do these simple steps work? You be the judge. Try them yourself in your five minutes of silence and let me know if you find your day flows a bit easier.
All Joy Is Within
All the joy you crave for is in you. But, like a man who has vast riches in the iron chest but who has no idea where the key is, you suffer. Hear properly the instructions, dwell upon them in the silence of meditation, practise what has been made clear therein; then, you can secure the key, open the chest, and be rich in joy.
Begin YourDay with Silence
Instead of succumbing to the urge of picking up your phone, switching on the television for the latest news or reading the newspaper with your morning cup of tea or coffee, you should simply sit relaxed and silent. Soak in the morning peace and tranquillity and see how it transforms you, making you feel energetic for the rest of the day.
You need not escape into a forest to gain silence and the chance of uninterrupted spiritual practice. You can make the place where you are a citadel of silence; shut off the senses, let them not run after objects. Your home becomes a hermitage; your spiritual practices will then move on, without any obstacle.
You must make it a practice to observe silence for at least 5 minutes daily. It saves your cosmic energy and ensures peace of mind. You should develop also the discipline of simple living and high thinking.
The Mind Must Desist from Wandering


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