Silence awakens: Finding the divine through meditation

The greatest obstacle separating us from the priceless gift of attaining true fulfilment is the noise pollution that fills our lives. It is present in the constant noise of the outer world: the unending stream of communication and information competing for our attention. Yet, an even greater form of noise pollution, the mind's restless activity - thoughts, desires, worries, ambitions, fears and the continual pull of the senses - obscures life's deeper purpose: to know ourselves, to know God, and to realise our relationship with Creator so we can find our way back Home.

Meditation is the sacred process of withdrawing from the noise and entering the silence in which the soul awakens. As we do so, we begin to experience the divine Light and Sound, the eternal Naam, or holy word, that reverberates through all of creation. In this sacred silence, the soul awakens to itself and to God. It is in silence that the companionship of Creator is experienced, and treasures hidden within the soul begin to reveal themselves.

What first appears to be silence becomes awakening of the soul, and the One whom we have sought throughout the world is finally discovered within. When this happens, bliss naturally unfolds. The physical, emotional and mental benefits of meditation are also experienced in the process, but these are only offshoots of meditation.


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