I found out in the recent months that silence is the greatest teacher.
I love your words:
"Silence gives me breath. And that breath gives me strength to surrender to the force of Love that will hold me if I give it a chance."
However I must admit that it is not easy sometimes to trust Love but at the same time I do feel more often that I have a choice and I can choose between love or doubt which seems to be fear.
Sometimes this intimate dance with the unknown asks mi to slow down, to listen, to see things which I 'd rather not see. It opens my tenderness even deeper. It is humbling and sometimes brings mi to my knees.
This silence - this intimate friend as You call it - guides mi somehow and I start sensing slowly the way back home and trust again.
Dear Dagmara, thank you for your beautiful response to this post. Indeed, the silence is such a powerful teacher. I've always said that, although I've had some wonderful spiritual teachers in my life, my greatest teacher has been the silence in meditation. The intimate dance with the unknown is such a great gift, even if uncomfortable at times. I find, though, that if I stay with it, the discomfort soon transforms into more ease and then often important invitations. And as you say, "I start sensing slowly the way back home and trust again." Thank you, Dagmara!
Beautiful words Alan and sometimes I feel a bit of healthy jealousy. It makes me think that I actually need this so much and sometimes it slips through my fingers like beach sand. While you write it so beautifully: "It's a part of what makes the eternal present a lifeline for me". And: "Silence is not absence but presence." "Silence you can lean into it, and it leans back". Just as beautiful as the beautiful photo you took. Tuutje
This is so lovely, Alan, and there's so much to take from it. I'm struck by the dynamic of leaning and opening – which are active – and then receiving, which is … passive isn't the right word, but there's a release of control, an acceptance, a curiosity to see what what leans back. Beautiful.
Thank you so much, Cate. Your comment shows me a contrast between "active" and "receptive." Both are so important. Receptive is still active, yet in a different way than active as in taking action. I love language and the power of words and their energy. There is so much for us to pay attention to and gather information from! I love your words "a release of control, an acceptance, a curiosity to see what leans back." Thank you again.
Thank you for this beautiful invitation into silence Alan. I experience the being “with all that is” as such an unfolding of fresh potential. Each and every-time…✨
Hi my dear friend!
thank you for your precious words about silence.
I found out in the recent months that silence is the greatest teacher.
I love your words:
"Silence gives me breath. And that breath gives me strength to surrender to the force of Love that will hold me if I give it a chance."
However I must admit that it is not easy sometimes to trust Love but at the same time I do feel more often that I have a choice and I can choose between love or doubt which seems to be fear.
Sometimes this intimate dance with the unknown asks mi to slow down, to listen, to see things which I 'd rather not see. It opens my tenderness even deeper. It is humbling and sometimes brings mi to my knees.
This silence - this intimate friend as You call it - guides mi somehow and I start sensing slowly the way back home and trust again.
much love & gratitude
Dagmara
Dear Dagmara, thank you for your beautiful response to this post. Indeed, the silence is such a powerful teacher. I've always said that, although I've had some wonderful spiritual teachers in my life, my greatest teacher has been the silence in meditation. The intimate dance with the unknown is such a great gift, even if uncomfortable at times. I find, though, that if I stay with it, the discomfort soon transforms into more ease and then often important invitations. And as you say, "I start sensing slowly the way back home and trust again." Thank you, Dagmara!
Beautiful words Alan and sometimes I feel a bit of healthy jealousy. It makes me think that I actually need this so much and sometimes it slips through my fingers like beach sand. While you write it so beautifully: "It's a part of what makes the eternal present a lifeline for me". And: "Silence is not absence but presence." "Silence you can lean into it, and it leans back". Just as beautiful as the beautiful photo you took. Tuutje
Thank you, Tuutje. Ease into the silence. You can do it, I know. Just be gentle with yourself, yet diligent. It's there waiting for you, I'm sure.
This is so lovely, Alan, and there's so much to take from it. I'm struck by the dynamic of leaning and opening – which are active – and then receiving, which is … passive isn't the right word, but there's a release of control, an acceptance, a curiosity to see what what leans back. Beautiful.
Thank you so much, Cate. Your comment shows me a contrast between "active" and "receptive." Both are so important. Receptive is still active, yet in a different way than active as in taking action. I love language and the power of words and their energy. There is so much for us to pay attention to and gather information from! I love your words "a release of control, an acceptance, a curiosity to see what leans back." Thank you again.
Thank you for this beautiful invitation into silence Alan. I experience the being “with all that is” as such an unfolding of fresh potential. Each and every-time…✨
Beautifully said, Steven. Thank you!