The Voice of Silence -Sadhu Vaswani Temples, churches and mosques have their value, indeed. God is the silent Spirit and dwelleth within. And you must be quiet as the growing blade, quiet as the morning light, to reach the Silent One. The Kingdom of the Spirit is within. And to commune with it, you must go into silence. Men wander in the quest outside themselves. They forget that He is within. So sit in silence each day, and pray the prayer of the mariners: “My boat is so small and Thy sea is so wide. So help me, Lord!” Life is full of din and rush and hurry. You must renew your will: you must purify your hearts: you must protect yourselves against the storms which beat again and again. So go into the Interior Castle to the serene quiet of the soul! Settle yourselves in silence, and you will greet God within you. Books and scrolls are ashes and dust: and from human creeds and schools and schemes the light goes out. Take from your hearts the strain and stress of life. Be still in the soul within you, and you will know! Practice silence for sometime, every day, and you will arrive at the “discovery of the soul”. Silence will develop the telepathic perception of the heart, and you will become aware of many things hidden from you at this hour. Silence will cleanse your sight and you will see better and, one day, perhaps, you will see that the world around you is suffused with a strange, unearthly light! Practice silence, and the spark divine that dwells in your heart will grow into a flame of light and shine on, leading you nearer and nearer to God, the light supreme! In silence the soul is attuned, to the Spirit. In being thus attuned, you know better the piteous need of the world, and you are better prepared to serve suffering humanity. Cultivate silence, and you will receive the grace of God to bear and to suffer. The civilisation which surrounds us will not be purified and will not advance to a higher stage without an influx of the spirit of grace. Cultivate silence, and you will be freed of the fret and fever of life. You will listen to the small voice within. You will learn to work quietly, simply and, therefore, effectively. Cultivate silence, and you will be purified and so enabled to work without ambition and passion, without desire for pleasure and love of gain, without scramble for name or fame. You will work with a new sense of reliance on the One who thinks of you and who pours the strength and the understanding you need as you stand on the battlefield of life. Never forget that the resolve to do real work always starts in silent moments. Remember, when you settle yourself in silence and humble yourself before God that He gives you new strength to serve, new love to bear the burden of your brothers and sisters, who stumble in this world of tragedy and tears. Go into silence, renouncing the words of men. And, in silence, wait upon the Lord, and He will give you the Cross to bear, and your tongue will be loosened, and you will speak to the sons and daughters of men as never man spoke before! Life is meant to be a yagna, a sacrifice to the Lord. And yagna is offered in silence. The world is a topobana to him who learns to worship the Lord in’ solitude. He may not see the stars but he beholds the glory of God within himself, and the very desert blooms for him as a rose garden of beauty. Silence the storm of the flesh and sit mute within yourself. Then listen to the voice speaking directly to you, “My child! Enter now into the City of Joy!”Step by step, must you ascend to God laying your senses to sleep and purifying your mind of desires. So, fixing your gaze on the Golden Light within you, you rise to the Lord, until you transcend yourself, you transform yourself, you become God! Source : Sadhu Vaswani
Posted on: Thu, 04 Jul 2013 05:26:53 +0000
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