1. How can a student practise silence?
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10 Ways To Practice Silence
1. Stop Talking – We live in a world that makes silence uncomfortable. Sometimes we find ourselves talking just to talk. I know I have had moments when I am just blabbing away and even think to myself, “Why am I still talking, please stop now…or now…or now.” We all know people who just can’t seem to stop talking, those that no one can get a word in edge wise, who go on and on and on to the point you wonder if they are ever going to take a breath. Think about those instances when someone feels the need to talk so much and so loudly, but never really says anything at all. The easiest way to find silence is stop talking and resist that urge to fill the silence when it happens.
2. Choose Your Words Wisely – Talk with a purpose, accomplish something good with your words. When you do speak say something that inspires, something that makes people laugh, something that shows wisdom, something that shows love.
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools speak because they have to say something. -Plato
3. Listen – We are all guilty of having conversations in which we are ‘halfway listening’ meaning we take in the overall topic our friend or coworker may be saying all the while thinking about what we want to say next and when can we jump in.
4. Don’t React – Silence can be an incredible gift in the midst of conflict. Whether you are arguing with your spouse or a coworker decides to practice ‘random acts of rudeness’ with you, there is nothing that says, other than your ‘ego’, that you have to react. Silence allows you to hear what the other person is saying and reflect on what is really intended and what is really important in the situation.
Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom -Francis Bacon
5. Be Mindful – Being mindful may sound complicated but it is actually the opposite, it means simply being in the moment and not thinking about ‘what’s next’. Being mindful is important in being silent because it is a way to turn off the noise in your head.
6. Turn Off The Screens – How many times do we enter our house and the first thing we do is turn on the TV, not because we have to see a show, but because we have to have ‘noise’. Just don’t do it. There are TV shows my husband and I love, but when they are not on, neither is our TV. For a period of time I would drop my daughter off at school and then work on my laptop while watching the Today Show, after a couple months of that, I had enough – the gossip instead of reporting, the judgement instead of actual news, and the mindless chatter was not productive and I realized how precious that gift of silence is. .
7. Be Outside – One of the greatest joys in my life is gardening. For me it is a soulful connection to the earth and it never ceases to amaze me when I see something I have planted grow into a vegetable or flower. When my hands are in the dirt I am silent, my mind is clear, and my thoughts aren’t on ‘what’s next’ but on those little seeds I am planting in the ground.
8. Breathe – When we concentrate on breathing in and breathing out deeply, instead of what are we going to say next or what do we need to be thinking about, we can truly clear our minds. It is when we are able to simply breathe in and out that we begin to hear our inner voice, our heart, our spirit.
God’s one and only voice is Silence. -Herman Melville
9. Prayer and Meditation – There is a reason monks take a vow of silence, it is to be closer to God. By taking that vow they practice a life of work and prayer. Many religious people pray over and over in their heads to achieve a silent mind. Christian monks pray the Jesus prayer – “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.” Tibetan monks pray by saying, “May all beings be happy and have the causes of happiness. May they be free from suffering and the causes of suffering.”
10. Watch The Sunset – There’s not many things more inspiring than a beautiful sunset. Next time you see the sun setting on the horizon and its beauty takes your breath away. Stop and watch it in silence. No need to speak, no need to think, no need to take a picture, just observe nature’s masterpiece.
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