Silence is the simplest and most natural way to calm the mind and emotions, it is a very simple truth, with very profound consequences, it is amazing what we can achieve if we learn to shut up, without moving, not as an act of moderation. or repression, but as a smart way to get around all sorts of situations.
It is no exaggeration to say that the life of any person can change if he manages to make silence a central place, with it it is possible to avoid many conflicts, obtain clarity and achieve balance, many connoisseurs define Zen precisely as the ability to remain silent and quiet.
“The deepest rivers are always the quietest. -Curcio-
Today everything seems to go against tranquility, silence and simple lifestyles, on the contrary, we surround ourselves with stimuli, experiences and noise, a lot of noise, the human being remains in an attitude of accumulation that leads us to states of discomfort. We end up being dissatisfied, no matter how many experiences, loves, money or successes we have accumulated. The reason is one: we forget the essentials.
If all the advances in science and technology have occurred to solve problems and simplify life, they have failed, and that’s because simplicity is a concept that is in people’s minds and hearts, not on a device or tool.
There are many contemporary inventions, basically, to save time. Time is life and the goal is not to waste this precious good by performing mechanical actions that contribute little or nothing to our growth, however, instead of seizing this great opportunity, we end up making this free time a space of coercion, banal. actions and automations.
It’s like we’re afraid to leave empty spaces or moments, we’re obsessed with filling the void. That’s why silence has also become intolerable to many people, who believe they should always react, say something, or expect someone to do so.
You have to see how terrified some people are when they don’t have their cell phone by their side!This implies silence in the infinite virtual interaction they maintain.
We complicate life unnecessarily. We are full of completely insignificant objects, desires and actions, sometimes, when we feel the weight of everything, we end up trying to acquire another object or experience to remove that discomfort, we forget that the key is not to acquire even more things. , but to get rid of what’s left.
A simple life is one in which you have and do what you need, eat when we are hungry and stop eating when we are satisfied, sleep when we sleep and wake up if necessary, work, love, enjoy the free time, dedicate yourself to work sometimes?
Simplicity lies in the return to the essentials. Part of the secret to achieving this is to make way for silence, it is the way for the mind and heart to acquire a slower rhythm, only then will we be able to recognize what is in us.
Silence has the capacity to change our lives, because through it we find the essentials of ourselves. Zen master Jorge Bustamante emphasizes that silence and stillness go hand in hand. How can we shut up? Stop moving. Therefore, the inner stillness will come on its own.
Our problem is not the things we do not have, nor the loves that leave us, nor the positions or experiences that we cannot achieve, the problem lies in this frantic and erroneous desire to achieve something externally so that our inner world is at peace. It’s a bottomless bag where there will always be room for something else and we’ll never feel like that’s enough.
Silence and stillness help soothe this chaotic and insatiable yearning and foster the much-needed state of inner peace, helping us differentiate the essential from the useless. This results in greater internal clarity, greater lucidity and, of course, better actions and decisions. Silence speaks to us too; why not listen to it