The Silent Mind We
could say that to have a silent mind is what meditation is really about. It is
the source of joy, wisdom, compassion and creativity and is the end of sorrow
as we know it. But what is a silent mind and how do we get one?
A
silent mind is not a blank mind where nothing ever happens. It is not a mind
where we do not have any thoughts and feelings. It is not fuzzy, it's not a
dull mind where we cannot think
straight. A
silent mind is a mind that is alive, it is a mind that is clear and unclouded
by fear and craving. Thoughts arise in the silent mind but there is little attachment to the thoughts and
they are not taken personally. For example, we may have thoughts such as, “my
life is hopeless,” or “I am a bad person,” or “I am better than her.” Normally when these thoughts appear in our
minds they are believed and so they generate feelings of being bad. We are
convinced that they “speak” the truth about us. However, in the silent mind
they are allowed to arise and to pass away without causing a ripple. Thoughts
of this nature have absolutely no purpose but to make us feel miserable and
separated.
The
silent mind is a happy mind. It is happy because is unaffected by the debris of
thoughts that passes through it. The silence doesn't judge, doesn't criticise.
That which judges, is the judgemental mind, that which criticises is the
critical mind. The silent mind remains unaffected by whatever enters into it.
It responds to life not from fear, hatred and craving but from wisdom and
compassion. |
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