Steve Holmes .. I agree , and that's been a problem of mine all my 60 years . My father always used to say "if you listen you might learn something " ! Sorry dad , I've still not mastered it 🙄
@@lifeslessons9889: Listening is one of the most powerful skills every intelligent human being must acquire. It is the fundamental key to all learning and wisdom.
I find it stressful when someone doesn't talk much. I feel that the onus is on me to put the effort in to talk but then after I'm exhausted from all the energy i had to put in. People assume I'm a bubbly, confident, outgoing person but i actually love it, when i know the person I'm with, to just be quiet. Since i lost my family, i have realised that words are useless sometimes. As i could try and describe my Mother a million times and they still wouldn't understand who she was.
Moving back to the city gave me a reason to get out a car. I walk pretty much every where. It’s so soothing!! It helps me calm down and concentrate or just be in the moment..
This is an idea worth knowing. Many who have experience silence have discovered things that seemed impossible for them. As you said, you listen better and learn a lot about yourself. Walking is amazing, am glad to be part of the walking word. I appreciate your demonstration.
All of this is fantastic ! The problem is when we have humans packed into a small area like sardines they start to feast upon one another. And often it takes just a few sardines.
My yoga teacher used to reserve a few minutes to simply listen to the sounds in the surroundings. Including, say, the monotonous noise of a machine.. not just the typically happy sounds like chirruping birds and flowing streams. Just Listen without thoughts and that allows us to open up to inner peace spontaneously.
Why does this video have such less likes.. I resonate so much with his ideology. I am thinking if it was possible for me to conserve my senses (talk, sight, hearing) atleast few hours each week?
Hi Parak' I hear what you're saying and feel it too. Some years ago I read a article about a journalist who went on a 10 day silent retreat, she had a hard time with the silence. And started to recite Shakespeare in her mind, instead of following the technique. I thought that I could remain silent for 10 days, and went on the same retreat. It was a real challenge!! But the most wonderful experience I could have had. Some yrs later I invited a friend to come with me. She said she couldn't do it. But she did. It was hard for her. Afterwards she said don't invite her again.😖 Few weeks after, when the experience bore fruit inside her, she said she really wanted to go again. Anyhow, peace/silence is so outside most people's experience, they anticipate it will be horrible. 15+ years later I still practice meditative silence morning and evening, and my friend still occasionally ask if we could go again. Why? Well, I guess the truth she found on the retreat still continues to bear fruit inside her, and she wants a refresher. Peace man!! 😊💖🙏💕🤗
I've experimented with silence since coming across John some years back and I would love to ask him about something I struggle with, when I've chose to be silent. It feels awkward or impolite in some way to just nod or wave or stick out my hand when someone greets me with a nice, "hello, how are you"? Type of statement. I'd love to hear from anyone here.
If I were walking and consciously not speaking I would be more ready wuth his message as an idea worth trying and spreading instead of my observation of the surface quality of his elbow.
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