Silence is the key

There's a saying. Words are valuable. But Silence is precious.
In the path of any religious spiritualism, silence is always mentioned.
What is there in silence? The mystic speaks of mystic silence.

''In spite of whatever wisdom we may have; we can make a mistake if we have no control over our words. And we can easily find examples of this truth; those who talk much have less power than those who talk little. For a talkative person may not be able to express an idea in a thousand words which those who are masters of silence express in one word. ''

It is within human nature, to express one's thought.
But is within human nature to err too.
There comes a time when expressing one' thought, may not be the right thing.
In life it's about doing the right thing at the right time.

By holding back certain opinion or thought a problem can be avoided. To be silent is to struggle within yourself. Its controlling an impulse. There's a thin line from self expression to doing the right thing. In the materialistic world, silence brings peace. In the mystic world, a thousand wisdom enters the heart in a moment of absolute silence. The difference is, the silence of the physical tongue, and the silence of the heart. A person with a physically silent tongue may have a of commotion in his heart. Wisdom is only born when you bring your heart to absolute silence.

• Silence for the ordinary people is with their tongues, silence for the mystics is with their hearts, and silence for the lovers is with restraining the stray thoughts that come to their innermost beings.

Two person can talk all their lives, and know nothing about each other. But to two close souls, A lover and a beloved, a nod of the head or a glance will send the message across. That's the secret conversation of a mystic with god. Its through silence of the heart. Deep within ourselves. There is a inner dialog waiting to happen. There's a inner voice constantly coming. The one who is silent hears it. The seers, the saints, the sages, the prophets, the masters, they have heard that voice which comes from within by making themselves silent.

I will now begin my silence by ending with a story of Buddha.

According to legend, when Buddha was growing old he convened his disciples for an important discourse. And when they gathered and sat down silently, reverently waiting to hear their aging Master speak, the Buddha arose, came forward on the flower-decked platform, looked over his audience of disciples and monks, then bent down and picked up a flower which he raised to the level of his eyes. Then, without uttering a word, he returned to his seat. His followers looked at each other in bewilderment, not understanding the meaning of his silence. Only the venerable Mahakasyapa serenely smiled at the Master. And the Master smiled back at him and wordlessly bequeathed to him the spiritual meaning of his wordless sermon. And that, according to legend, was the moment Zen was born.

Silence is the key.


*Italics taken from wahiuddin.net