Hi 3rdiye. I have thought about what you've said and have reflected on my own experience -- and if I am to be honest with myself, I have to admit that at times regretted both my speech and my silence. And perhaps my silence at times when I should hav...
Namaste to you Lauren!! You couldn't be more right as to what surfaces during silence, we speak to ourselves and listen to a double play of thought and emotion. Prayer and meditation are similar practices in that they both offer us a connection to the divine, but they...
Hi 3rdiye. I love these words you shared: "When we allow ourselves to do both, we begin to have a true conversation with the universe." How very true. To be able to listen with all our being and speak from the depths or our hearts --- these are such ...
Hi Lauren hope you are well... I guess silence for me is a safe way to think before speaking. You may notice that when we speak quickly, without thinking, or rush to get our ideas across, our words don't carry the same power as when we speak slowly and confidently, al...
Namaste, 3rdiye. As I said before, I find this topic fascinating, it gives me great pause for reflection. I truly understand what you are saying about silence. And I hope you did not take my comment to be a criticism of any sort. Simply a reflection of my own ...