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The Practice of Silence - Swami Paramananda |
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"Loud speech, profusion of words, and possessing skillfulness in expounding Scriptures are merely for the enjoyment of the learned. They do not lead to liberation." -Sankaracharya |
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The best shrine man can ever create for the Supreme is in his own heart. There are places where holiness pervades, but that which makes them holy is the human soul living in the consciousness of God. We can all create such shrines, by the absence of anger, by the practice of humility, compassion, forgiveness and faith. When every act is made an act of devotion, then quickly the living Presence is felt within. But we cannot feel this Presence except in the silence. That silence, however, is not so much external silence as the silence of our inner being. So long as there is any unrest within us, we cannot hope to perceive or reflect the Spirit of God. Nor can we penetrate into the innermost recesses of our being. When, however, all turbulence ceases, then we grow conscious of the divine Presence and have a realization of the inner life. |
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© "The Vision"(November, 2001) published by Anandashram, Kanhangad, Kerala, India 671 531. Website: www.anandashram.org. Reprinted with permission. |
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