Ever tried Silence Fasting?
This is my Fourth, biannual is my routine
Or also when I seek to hear
Listening doesn't happen when one speaks,
One needs to mellow down, shift the focus from the tongue to the ears!
And plan it well to avoid inconvenience to others
Those others who are ours yet we hear them afar!
So a day when your calendar is free and you can go on the spree
When silence is the vow, you are ready to bow
Listen with utmost attention
To the stories your kids narrate, their experience, their ways
They know you are all ears, they look into your eyes, alert not to miss your sight
Actions speak louder today, words are what you utter every other day
And you look right into them, and notice the minute twitch of those excited muscles
Which many a times go unnoticed when you hear but don't see
You are alert, so are they
Your embrace and kisses, you plant umpteen today!
Your husband smiles, and you reciprocate with that tender hug
He knows you're doing it for a bigger purpose!
He respects your endeavour at the same time asks for a favour
To know if all is well, for you he cares
He knows you've initiated this before, yet every time he wants to be sure
To be certain you are free and not under any baggage
Such marriage discussions, he is always ready to engage
Why Silence?
For me it is Spiritual! A milestone in my growth that necessitates my speech be pure!
The Joy of Silence, appreciating the peace it brings along
The conservation of energy
The time to look inward
Being happy with the Silence, yet not Silencing oneself
Eradicating the noise in one's life, enabling oneself
In the smartphones and the Internet age that we are, there is a strong desire to be impatient.
There's a constant urgency to 'Not Wait' !
Waiting is the only state that has no beginning or end; it is continuous
Today, I could practice waiting
To be patient
To hear myself, to discover me better!
Quoting Sadhguru:
"Silence is the basis of sound.
And sound is in turn the basis of the reverberation that we call
Creation!"
— Megha Sharma
Signing off with an ear to ear smile
the silence has adorned my face today!
