AA wrote: Wenn der Mund nicht redet ist schon viel gewonnen! ;-)
BB wrote: Love it !!! sending you some silent afternoon tea thoughts....
Elegant Silence
Real silence is the cessation of talking – of both the mouth and the mind.
Meditation is practiced for many reasons; for me one of the main ones is to silence my mind. I sometimes get very tired of its incessant babble!
Within buddhism the mind is often referred to as a wild monkey, jumping from branch to branch, chatting along all the time. Learning how to silence your mind is a good reason for trying out meditation ;-)
Then, of course, there is the “talk of the mouth”… We have gotten so used to letting our mouths talk incessantly, too. If no friends are around, we use our cell phones - staying silent somehow seems to be threatening. Obviously the modern credo is “I talk, therefore I am”.
All the idle chatter around you can sometimes get quite tiresome, and find it very refreshing to stay silent every now and then. This does not have to be anti-social, for me a real friend is somebody that you can stay silent with and still be comfortable.
When promoting to talk less, I don't mean to be secretive or withhold information, and of course I acknowledge the social function of small talk. Unfortunately much of what we say is not only unnecessary, but even harmful. We all know the awful feeling when our tongue has slipped and we have said something unkind - and how much we regret that afterwards...
Practising elegant silence in the middle of all the talking around us can be a.real relief.
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