5th July 2025
Ever since the Industrial Revolution, noise has been synonymous with productivity and progress, In all the clamour, we have forgotten the value of quiet.
However, Spending time in silence – through meditation, prayer or going solo in the wilderness – has been integral to spiritual and religious practices for millennia: a path to self-discipline, knowledge and self-actualisation.
A study on impact of music unexpectedly revealed how much the body & brain appreciate silence. The researchers were investigating how different types of music – from classical to techno, raga to rap – affected markers of stress, including blood pressure, heart rate and breathing frequency.
A two-minute silence was randomly inserted between the tracks as a control measure; but it turned out that listening to this silence elicited the lowest readings of all.
There once was a farmer who discovered that he had lost his watch in the barn.
After searching among the hay for a long while; he gave up & enlisted the help of a group of children playing outside the barn.
He promised them that the person who found it would be rewarded.
Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn, went through the entire stack of hay but still could not find the watch.
Just when the farmer was about to give, a little boy went up to him & asked to be given another chance.
The farmer looked at him and thought, “Why not? After all, this kid looks sincere enough.”
So the farmer sent the little boy back in the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The farmer was both happy & surprised and so he asked the boy how he succeeded where the rest had failed.
The boy replied, “I did nothing but sit on the ground & listen.
In the silence, I heard the ticking of the watch and just looked for it in that direction.”
A peaceful mind can think better than a worked up mind.
Allow a few minutes of silence to your mind every day, and see, how sharply it helps you to set your life the way you expect it to be!
I have started enjoying my early morning silence routine.
In silence, I can unpack the contents of my mind – thoughts, feelings, memories & opinions – and sort through them with greater clarity. I notice an uneasiness about a decision I’ve made, or stumble upon a new insight. I’ve become more contemplative, less quick to rush to conclusions.
This weekend, nourish your soul with silence, cut out the noise & stay blessed forever!