I have learned more from being quiet and from embracing silence than I have learned from thinking and from talking. That’s when we can experience our own Divinity, our own beauty, and perfection. When we allow ourselves to be quiet, to breathe in and breathe out, without the need to force ourselves into saying another word or think another thought, that’s when we can hear our inner voice, our heart, and intuition. “God’s one and only voice are Silence.” ~ Herman Melville Herman Melville has a really beautiful quote that explains exactly what I mean: We can hear our own soul and our own intuition. When the mind is quiet, when there are no thoughts and no words to be said, we can hear our own heart talking to us. In that space between our words, it’s where we find ourselves. The Wisdom of Silence: Learning to Talk Less and Say More It is out of the silence, or “the gap,” or that space between our thoughts, that everything is created including our own bliss.” – Wayne Dyer And it’s the silence between the notes that makes the music.
“It has been said that it’s the space between the bars that holds the tiger. I don’t know how we got this idea that silence is awkward and that it should be avoided at all costs. It seems to me that a lot of times we talk just so we won’t keep quiet, thinking that silence is something to be ashamed about, something to be avoided. “Wise men speak because they have something to say Fools because they have to say something.” ~ Plato But is that really the way to go about it? Wouldn’t it be wiser to talk less and say more while at the same time immersing ourselves in those moments of silence and allowing them to just be? Maybe it’s because we want to feel that we’re heard and that people acknowledge our presence and existence. A lot of times we just talk and talk but without actually saying anything. Not because she was speaking a foreign language but because she wasn’t really saying anything. Well, that’s exactly how I felt. I could hear her speak but I couldn’t really understand a word she was saying. “What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
She wasn’t really saying anything. You know that quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson: She was talking so much and so loud but her words seemed so empty of meaning.
I was amazed and irritated at the same time. I just couldn’t believe that a human being could actually talk so much and breathe so little. She kept going on and on and on and I honestly thought my head was going to explode because of all the noise she was making. And while we were there, I noticed that this person couldn’t stop talking. I remember going out for dinner one night with two of my closest friends but also with this other person whom we just recently met. I love people who can communicate with one another not just with words but also with silence. Those people with whom you can sit at a table and have a delicious meal and not feel uncomfortable when none of you has anything to say. You know who I really appreciate? Those people who aren’t uncomfortable with silence. The Wisdom of Silence: Learning to Talk Less and Say More “Fear less, hope more Whine less, breathe more Talk less, say more Hate less, love more And all good things are yours.” ~ Swedish proverb Staying silent helps give you a reason to speak, to analyze your situations and yourself, to be aware of how you are going to react.
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