Thursday, October 09, 2003

It is very difficult to prove everything in life



How can you convey something very intimate, something very personal? Words cannot.
Many scriptures in the past have declared. “Words end where truth begins.”

Silence is the source of life and is the cure for diseases. You might have notice when people are angry,
they keep silent, or at first they shout a lot, and then they become silent.Also, when you are sad, you
ask to be left alone. Your keep a long face and keep silent. You can easily make out whether someone
is in the right mood or not. If they are very silent, then you know something is wrong. If you are sad,
you go and become silent. People put their head down and they keep silent. Also, if you are ashamed,
you become silent, and if you are wise, you become silent. When you are confronted with ignorance
and useless questions, you become silent. When can you do?

When you cannot prove something so gross as pain, how can you prove something so intimate as
enlightenment, or divinity? The wise become silent. There is an old Sanskrit proverb that says. “Distortion is the root
of speech.” The moment you start speaking, you have distorted the meaning. Words cannot capture existence,
but silence can. Space and silence are synonymous. Joy, fulfilment, brings silence. Desire brings noise. Silence is
the cure, because in silence you come back to the source, and that creates joy.

PEACE TO ALL OF US