Comments on: Silence is Medicine for the Soul http://thistimethisspace.com/2009/10/27/silence-is-medicine-for-the-soul/ skillful means for conscious living Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:08:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: G http://thistimethisspace.com/2009/10/27/silence-is-medicine-for-the-soul/#comment-3657 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:35:33 +0000 http://thistimethisspace.com/?p=3749#comment-3657 And an extract here:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/interactive/2010/jul/16/teach-sit-still-tim-parks

]]> By: G http://thistimethisspace.com/2009/10/27/silence-is-medicine-for-the-soul/#comment-3656 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:20:26 +0000 http://thistimethisspace.com/?p=3749#comment-3656 It gives me this incredible mojo – I can hardly do a thing wrong and I seem to share this poignant, benevolent rapport with everyone, even strangers. On the rare occasions that inner silence reaches this level of intensity (which is usually preceded by HARD work) what the usual pattern is is: I get these nice side-effects; begin to notice them more and more; begin to get self-conscious about them, and then the spell is gradually broken. The nice effects sort of tail off once the mind is constantly busy. The ego now has taken over again. It doesn’t take long for the restored ego-despot to produce unhealthy thoughts, habits and emotions.

Once the ego is firmly restored to power, silence, formerly cherished, seems unbearable – there must once again be constant thought throughout the waking hours. The ego must trip over itself numerous times and experience misery in order to be pushed into making the necessary hard efforts once more.

What this pattern tells me is that I am not a great student of silence, but at least I am not kidding myself either. I know that my efforts produce more than mere good moods (because the good moods emanate from a sort of conscious nothingness – best I can describe it) and I know well that my usual state is unsatisfactory.

]]> By: timethief http://thistimethisspace.com/2009/10/27/silence-is-medicine-for-the-soul/#comment-3655 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:41:23 +0000 http://thistimethisspace.com/?p=3749#comment-3655 Silence is a grounding and balancing experience for me. Thanks for sharing what silence means to you.

]]> By: G http://thistimethisspace.com/2009/10/27/silence-is-medicine-for-the-soul/#comment-3654 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 01:57:29 +0000 http://thistimethisspace.com/?p=3749#comment-3654 For me it is such a beautiful experience that I get frustrated with myself for not staying there. Why to I want to always return to gaudy noise and mere stimulation!?

]]> By: timethief http://thistimethisspace.com/2009/10/27/silence-is-medicine-for-the-soul/#comment-3653 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:36:26 +0000 http://thistimethisspace.com/?p=3749#comment-3653 @Kristi
Thanks for the compliment. Your blog is looking good. And “tes” silence is refreshing and rejuvenating too. :)

]]> By: timethief http://thistimethisspace.com/2009/10/27/silence-is-medicine-for-the-soul/#comment-3652 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:35:24 +0000 http://thistimethisspace.com/?p=3749#comment-3652 It’s good to hear from you. I’m sorry my response was delayed. We had a busy work weekend and then I had two days of appointments. It’s good to be back to blogging. :)

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