Comments on: Allowing Silence To Defend Your Truth http://www.mywisdomclub.com/silence-defends-your-truth Delivering ancient yogic wisdom for modern times. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:59:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Denise http://www.mywisdomclub.com/silence-defends-your-truth/comment-page-1#comment-16137 Denise Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:32:30 +0000 http://myyogaclub.com/?p=61#comment-16137 Thank you for this article. It reminds me of a time when I approached my boss about a promotion. The person I was working for at the time went ballistic and literally walked through the office telling people I could not do that job, who did I think I was?, etc. I felt as though everyone was against me. No one in the office would talk to me unless they had to. It was as though I had become toxic. I mentally went down the list of things to say and how to "defend" myself. But something - and I don't know what it was - told me to be silent. Emotionally, I wanted to scream and cry and generally hurt those who were hurting me. But the call to silence was stronger and I felt that it was coming from my Higher Self. Trust me, I am a vocal person. I wanted to rage at the people who were treating me that way. But the silence was beautiful and empowering. And it taught me forgiveness. Because in not saying anything (aside from hello and answering questions pertaining to my job) I felt stronger. And it showed. As you said, it conveyed my feelings much more eloquently than words. I was able to deflect the negativity of others without anger, without judgment. I understood that in society people want to belong and in order to belong you have to follow the leader. I've never been a follower, but I came to understand the weakness of that mentality. Don't get me wrong, I did not come off as pompous or proud. I was hurt and I'm sure it showed. But to my surprise I also appeared, as someone told me later, serene and strong. Wow. In the beginning of my silence a part of me still wanted to fight and it was quite a challenge not to give in to that impulse. But then I came to understand the strength and power of silence. It's a beautiful thing. Thank you so much for your article. It reinforced my belief in silence. Sorry for the long post. Thank you for this article. It reminds me of a time when I approached my boss about a promotion. The person I was working for at the time went ballistic and literally walked through the office telling people I could not do that job, who did I think I was?, etc. I felt as though everyone was against me. No one in the office would talk to me unless they had to. It was as though I had become toxic. I mentally went down the list of things to say and how to “defend” myself. But something – and I don’t know what it was – told me to be silent. Emotionally, I wanted to scream and cry and generally hurt those who were hurting me. But the call to silence was stronger and I felt that it was coming from my Higher Self. Trust me, I am a vocal person. I wanted to rage at the people who were treating me that way. But the silence was beautiful and empowering. And it taught me forgiveness. Because in not saying anything (aside from hello and answering questions pertaining to my job) I felt stronger. And it showed. As you said, it conveyed my feelings much more eloquently than words. I was able to deflect the negativity of others without anger, without judgment. I understood that in society people want to belong and in order to belong you have to follow the leader. I’ve never been a follower, but I came to understand the weakness of that mentality. Don’t get me wrong, I did not come off as pompous or proud. I was hurt and I’m sure it showed. But to my surprise I also appeared, as someone told me later, serene and strong. Wow. In the beginning of my silence a part of me still wanted to fight and it was quite a challenge not to give in to that impulse. But then I came to understand the strength and power of silence. It’s a beautiful thing. Thank you so much for your article. It reinforced my belief in silence. Sorry for the long post.

]]> By: Sreebha Kumar http://www.mywisdomclub.com/silence-defends-your-truth/comment-page-1#comment-13747 Sreebha Kumar Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:29:49 +0000 http://myyogaclub.com/?p=61#comment-13747 Beautifully explained....!Simply beyond words...!! thank you...:! Beautifully explained….!Simply beyond words…!! thank you…:!

]]> By: Alka khanna http://www.mywisdomclub.com/silence-defends-your-truth/comment-page-1#comment-13732 Alka khanna Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:06:17 +0000 http://myyogaclub.com/?p=61#comment-13732 I really appreciated ur thoughts on silence. I really appreciated ur thoughts on silence.

]]> By: Civil Engr Shukla http://www.mywisdomclub.com/silence-defends-your-truth/comment-page-1#comment-3011 Civil Engr Shukla Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:32:17 +0000 http://myyogaclub.com/?p=61#comment-3011 Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute!!!!! Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute!!!!!

]]> By: Simmie Karmarkar http://www.mywisdomclub.com/silence-defends-your-truth/comment-page-1#comment-2781 Simmie Karmarkar Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:18:16 +0000 http://myyogaclub.com/?p=61#comment-2781 Thank you Sanjib. ive read the article and i completely agree that our sole purpose is to be in allignment with our higher soul and the heart takes you the right path... after meditating regularly it is easier to transmit your energies than to give explainations whch again involve WORDS :-) Thank you Sanjib. ive read the article and i completely agree that our sole purpose is to be in allignment with our higher soul and the heart takes you the right path… after meditating regularly it is easier to transmit your energies than to give explainations whch again involve WORDS :-)

]]> By: Veronika Mihaylova http://www.mywisdomclub.com/silence-defends-your-truth/comment-page-1#comment-2764 Veronika Mihaylova Wed, 09 Jun 2010 07:36:48 +0000 http://myyogaclub.com/?p=61#comment-2764 Sanjib, i fully agree with you! Even I`m too emotional most of the time I do realize that actions which are the same as the people who have different ideas than ours about the life can`t give us peace nor to bring smile at any face. Only the deep understanding about the problem and our humility can lead us to the right response.... Sanjib, i fully agree with you! Even I`m too emotional most of the time I do realize that actions which are the same as the people who have different ideas than ours about the life can`t give us peace nor to bring smile at any face. Only the deep understanding about the problem and our humility can lead us to the right response….

]]> By: Dustin http://www.mywisdomclub.com/silence-defends-your-truth/comment-page-1#comment-2493 Dustin Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:18:18 +0000 http://myyogaclub.com/?p=61#comment-2493 Hi Sanjib! Nice article. 'Silence' has always been my favourite topic. I'm sure you already are aware of this quote from Sri Sri Ravi Shankar which I find profoundly enlightening: "The soul is solidified silence." Hi Sanjib!
Nice article. ‘Silence’ has always been my favourite topic.
I’m sure you already are aware of this quote from Sri Sri Ravi Shankar which I find profoundly enlightening: “The soul is solidified silence.”

]]> By: Rekha Malhotra http://www.mywisdomclub.com/silence-defends-your-truth/comment-page-1#comment-2462 Rekha Malhotra Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:54:17 +0000 http://myyogaclub.com/?p=61#comment-2462 hi Chandelle ...you started practising silence ..we understood what you said..you liked the concept of being silent sometimes ...and started today only...i like your way of comenting ... blue star shining and saying everything without even saying..:) :) hi Chandelle …you started practising silence ..we understood what you said..you liked the concept of being silent sometimes …and started today only…i like your way of comenting …
blue star shining and saying everything without even saying..:) :)

]]> By: Chandelle Payen http://www.mywisdomclub.com/silence-defends-your-truth/comment-page-1#comment-2461 Chandelle Payen Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:53:55 +0000 http://myyogaclub.com/?p=61#comment-2461 , ,

]]> By: Kavita Kampani http://www.mywisdomclub.com/silence-defends-your-truth/comment-page-1#comment-2456 Kavita Kampani Tue, 01 Jun 2010 10:07:42 +0000 http://myyogaclub.com/?p=61#comment-2456 Silence = know thyself. Silence = know thyself.

]]> By: Rekha Malhotra http://www.mywisdomclub.com/silence-defends-your-truth/comment-page-1#comment-2454 Rekha Malhotra Tue, 01 Jun 2010 08:42:25 +0000 http://myyogaclub.com/?p=61#comment-2454 "HI Sanjib...wishing you a very beautiful morning...after yesterday's fear and the news we certainly needed something soothing and relaxing article..when i just read the heading i just smiled...you can understand why..as i am so talkative and cant keep what i feel to myself...and reading about silence or keeping quiet makes me wondering..how it can be ...but yes you explained so nicely that some points i am able to understand and there are certain points that will take time for me to understand better...When in Advanced Meditattion course ...it is said to keep silent...so when i came to know this fact i was not ready to attend the course..thinking oh my god ...how can i be keep silent for 3-4 days continously ...and that too with family around and so many people around..how we wil manage our tasks..so the very first day it was really difficult..but the spiritual aura there is so strong all around people used to take care of our need without even saying a word...it was very strange and amazing experience and then 2nd day i was still ok that yes sometime without words also we can beautifully express ourselves...we got time to listen to our Guruji ,our teacher...and then see the nature around..talking to winds...how it moves ...observing the trees the leaves the flowers and the birds...and understanding their silent language..and most of all got so much time to analyse our own thoughts and then sometime the reall value of speech..the words...which we generaly utttering whole life..but dont realise its value much.. Sanjib i really like the point that words are thought in mind..then come to mouth ..listeend bye others..and then processed again so sometime the conveyor's feelings are wrongly understood by the receiver...depending upon the mental level of receiver...like the same words i love you saying to different people can have different impacts...as our saying we know by heart what we feel ...the other person recievers according to the relation or feell of them towards us...so in that case even if dont say these words..we can still feel the love , we can stil feel the hatred even one does not say he or she hates...we can still feel the indifferences ...sometime just expression of eyes we can talk ..when we go to some diferent place not knowing their language as i went to paris..i cud not understand any word...at first but stil the smile said everything ...that other person whatever saying from mouth is greeting us with love..accepting us to be part of their place their society... and helping us to learn their languae...but in some places even we know their language...the expression we get are so indifferent that we think is it ok to say hello even..to the person who is not even ready to exchange smile..so words are beautiful medium for us to communicate and convery our feelings as we are doing now in net friendships no choice..but stil some unheard unsaid words have so much power in them...just an expression of smile..:) from a person can do wonders ...the whole day we can feel it..that yes we are close to our friends they want us to be happy and smiling ..just :( symbol can show us without words that our friend is not in so good mood and needs us to care and share and love...so smile is universal language.... Silence sometimes wonderful...and as i always feel and say..the best is Language of love...that is above all kind of separations boundaries walls languages that usually separates from each othere...stopping the flow of love from one heart to another ...so LovE is THE ANSWer to all hatred and love is the best langugae...whether you give it words..or not the feel definitely reaches we can see that when we love our pets and recieve love in turn..when we love our plants they grow fast n keep green when we love nature it gives us happiness n love...for all this do we need words anytime...NO ...it is just universaly felt all arnd.. SANJIB...u are talking about silence and on that also i am saying so much...but i realy feel good when first thing in morning we get to read your thought and can convey ours through comments... THANK YOU SO MUCH ...AS ALWAYS YOU DO WONDERS SOMETIME WITH YOUR WORDS SOMETIME WITH YOUR SILENCE AND SMILES...LOVE AND REGARDS AND CARE ...REKHA... “HI Sanjib…wishing you a very beautiful morning…after yesterday’s fear and the news we certainly needed something soothing and relaxing article..when i just read the heading i just smiled…you can understand why..as i am so talkative and cant keep what i feel to myself…and reading about silence or keeping quiet makes me wondering..how it can be

…but yes you explained so nicely that some points i am able to understand and there are certain points that will take time for me to understand better…When in Advanced Meditattion course …it is said to keep silent…so when i came to know this fact i was not ready to attend the course..thinking oh my god …how can i be keep silent for 3-4 days continously

…and that too with family around and so many people around..how we wil manage our tasks..so the very first day it was really difficult..but the spiritual aura there is so strong all around people used to take care of our need without even saying a word…it was very strange and amazing experience and then 2nd day i was still ok that yes sometime without words also we can beautifully express ourselves…we got time to listen to our Guruji ,our teacher…and then see the nature around..talking to winds…how it moves

…observing the trees the leaves the flowers and the birds…and understanding their silent language..and most of all got so much time to analyse our own thoughts and then sometime the reall value of speech..the words…which we generaly utttering whole life..but dont realise its value much..

Sanjib i really like the point that words are thought in mind..then come to mouth ..listeend bye others..and then processed again so sometime the conveyor’s feelings are wrongly understood by the receiver…depending upon the mental level of receiver…like the same words i love you saying to different people can have different impacts…as our saying we know by heart what we feel

…the other person recievers according to the relation or feell of them towards us…so in that case even if dont say these words..we can still feel the love , we can stil feel the hatred even one does not say he or she hates…we can still feel the indifferences

…sometime just expression of eyes we can talk ..when we go to some diferent place not knowing their language as i went to paris..i cud not understand any word…at first but stil the smile said everything …that other person whatever saying from mouth is greeting us with love..accepting us to be part of their place their society…

and helping us to learn their languae…but in some places even we know their language…the expression we get are so indifferent that we think is it ok to say hello even..to the person who is not even ready to exchange smile..so words are beautiful medium for us to communicate and convery our feelings as we are doing now in net friendships no choice..but stil some unheard unsaid words have so much power in them…just an expression of smile..:) from a person can do wonders

…the whole day we can feel it..that yes we are close to our friends they want us to be happy and smiling ..just :( symbol can show us without words that our friend is not in so good mood and needs us to care and share and love…so smile is universal language….

Silence sometimes wonderful…and as i always feel and say..the best is Language of love…that is above all kind of separations boundaries walls languages that usually separates from each othere…stopping the flow of love from one heart to another

…so LovE is THE ANSWer to all hatred and love is the best langugae…whether you give it words..or not the feel definitely reaches we can see that when we love our pets and recieve love in turn..when we love our plants they grow fast n keep green when we love nature it gives us happiness n love…for all this do we need words anytime…NO …it is just universaly felt all arnd..

SANJIB…u are talking about silence and on that also i am saying so much…but i realy feel good when first thing in morning we get to read your thought and can convey ours through comments…
THANK YOU SO MUCH …AS ALWAYS YOU DO WONDERS SOMETIME WITH YOUR WORDS SOMETIME WITH YOUR SILENCE AND SMILES…LOVE AND REGARDS AND CARE …REKHA…

]]> By: Latha Naidu http://www.mywisdomclub.com/silence-defends-your-truth/comment-page-1#comment-2452 Latha Naidu Tue, 01 Jun 2010 08:35:15 +0000 http://myyogaclub.com/?p=61#comment-2452 Yes...i agree with Indira...at times, it is even misunderstood for submisiveness, weekness or even stupidity....especially in a place like delhi where you are surrounded by agressive people...after maintaining a long silence, one day you have to break it and give the bully a peace of your mind...of course there will be noise...but then you will experience the calm after storm...then the bully and his / her people will realise that you were silent not because you were meek or stupid but because you were mature and large hearted... Speech is silver; silence is golden. It shows the value of silence...but silver has its own use as well... Thank you for the very useful article Sanjib.... profound thoughts....would like to hear your response. Yes…i agree with Indira…at times, it is even misunderstood for submisiveness, weekness or even stupidity….especially in a place like delhi where you are surrounded by agressive people…after maintaining a long silence, one day you have to break it and give the bully a peace of your mind…of course there will be noise…but then you will experience the calm after storm…then the bully and his / her people will realise that you were silent not because you were meek or stupid but because you were mature and large hearted…

Speech is silver; silence is golden. It shows the value of silence…but silver has its own use as well…

Thank you for the very useful article Sanjib…. profound thoughts….would like to hear your response.

]]> By: Indira Dora http://www.mywisdomclub.com/silence-defends-your-truth/comment-page-1#comment-802 Indira Dora Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:53:58 +0000 http://myyogaclub.com/?p=61#comment-802 but, silence sometimes is misunderstood as accepting the blame put on us. but, silence sometimes is misunderstood as accepting the blame put on us.

]]> By: lalit bhatia http://www.mywisdomclub.com/silence-defends-your-truth/comment-page-1#comment-798 lalit bhatia Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:55:53 +0000 http://myyogaclub.com/?p=61#comment-798 to add to your profound knowledge mr.sanjib, silence is the 1st embodiment of the soul which is immortal eternal by nature. we always after a long heap of days work need silence which many call as lesiure or rather releasing our pent up energy in todays language. the point over here is to know realize that it is just inside which can never be ... found in outside aura or ppl or things..... even there is a voice of silence which can be easily experienced when we go deep in our consciousness which makes our mind relaxed heart cool.... the association with the supreme is an art of being in true silence or with truth..... being in that true subtle silence itself is to be with the truth so there doesnt come any question of defence or approach as all these words are appsolutely gross whereas silence is never gross, its a subtle phenomenon. to add to your profound knowledge mr.sanjib, silence is the 1st embodiment of the soul which is immortal eternal by nature. we always after a long heap of days work need silence which many call as lesiure or rather releasing our pent up energy in todays language. the point over here is to know realize that it is just inside which can never be … found in outside aura or ppl or things…..

even there is a voice of silence which can be easily experienced when we go deep in our consciousness which makes our mind relaxed heart cool…. the association with the supreme is an art of being in true silence or with truth…..

being in that true subtle silence itself is to be with the truth so there doesnt come any question of defence or approach as all these words are appsolutely gross whereas silence is never gross, its a subtle phenomenon.

]]> By: Sita Lakshmi http://www.mywisdomclub.com/silence-defends-your-truth/comment-page-1#comment-784 Sita Lakshmi Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:41:58 +0000 http://myyogaclub.com/?p=61#comment-784 It was really helpful....the blog contained answers to many of my questions... It was really helpful….the blog contained answers to many of my questions…

]]> By: Geethanjali Rao http://www.mywisdomclub.com/silence-defends-your-truth/comment-page-1#comment-779 Geethanjali Rao Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:50:14 +0000 http://myyogaclub.com/?p=61#comment-779 Truth lies in the silence between words. Truth lies in the silence between words.

]]> By: Sanjib Mukherjee http://www.mywisdomclub.com/silence-defends-your-truth/comment-page-1#comment-777 Sanjib Mukherjee Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:02:12 +0000 http://myyogaclub.com/?p=61#comment-777 Hi Tara... events will always come and go, but we only stay mad if we put too much emphasis on a particular experience.... don't such unpleasant thoughts so much focus in your life..... always remain free and happy...life is too short to live any other way:) Hi Tara… events will always come and go, but we only stay mad if we put too much emphasis on a particular experience…. don’t such unpleasant thoughts so much focus in your life….. always remain free and happy…life is too short to live any other way:)

]]> By: Tara George http://www.mywisdomclub.com/silence-defends-your-truth/comment-page-1#comment-776 Tara George Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:00:22 +0000 http://myyogaclub.com/?p=61#comment-776 I was totally mad at someone... For the last 1 year I have maintained silence. I was reaching my saturation when I read your blog. Probably I will maintain further silence and meditate... I was totally mad at someone… For the last 1 year I have maintained silence. I was reaching my saturation when I read your blog. Probably I will maintain further silence and meditate…

]]> By: Vidya Iyer http://www.mywisdomclub.com/silence-defends-your-truth/comment-page-1#comment-775 Vidya Iyer Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:56:43 +0000 http://myyogaclub.com/?p=61#comment-775 realise the strength of silence.... realise the strength of silence….

]]> By: Polly Singh http://www.mywisdomclub.com/silence-defends-your-truth/comment-page-1#comment-774 Polly Singh Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:22:58 +0000 http://myyogaclub.com/?p=61#comment-774 very true! very true!

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