You could say I was an absolute chatterbox who loved to talk and share everything with my near and dear ones. I needed sound in my life, whether it was blasting music or TV noise in the background. I love to laugh, and I can even laugh even when you shout at me in anger. I\u2019m considered happy-go-lucky despite my physical hurdles because what is life without its ups and downs? My family finds me quite crazy. This penchant for constant chatter, however, has reduced considerably ever since I took up meditation. Indeed, it has made me into a new person.<\/p>\n
The more I get into my practice of Heartfulness Meditation, the more I\u2019m aware of the change in me. Nowadays, I find that silence is the best way to talk. The quiet voice from inside my heart is helping me stay calm and centered. <\/p>\n
Sometimes, the most meaningful things are found through silence.<\/p>\n
Sometimes we hurt people unintentionally with our words. I have done this more than once to my friends by speaking harshly without understanding the situation entirely. I am so grateful for their continued friendship in spite of this, for sticking close to me through my intolerable behavior. Again, it was through meditation that my conscience was made aware of this tendency. I realized the power of silence! <\/p>\n
The quieter I become, the more I am able to hear.<\/p>\n
I firmly believe that many of us undergo undue stress because of our unmindful chatter. Now that I have begun to embrace silence, by stilling my mind, I appreciate and see the value and wisdom that comes from being quiet. It has also allowed me to become noiseless in my mind so that I keep negative thinking at bay. Of course, I didn\u2019t get all this wisdom overnight, but through intense practice. As I stayed quiet and concentrated on my heart , slowly I could hear my inner voice and intuition. Love expands to all human beings.<\/p>\n
Fear less, hope more; This is the new me, the one who will appreciate people for their silence rather than feeling uncomfortable. This is my newfound way of communication \u2026not just with words but also in silence. <\/p>\n -By Lalitha Venkatraman<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You could say I was an absolute chatterbox who loved to talk and share everything with my near and dear ones. I needed sound in my life, whether it was blasting music or TV noise in the background. I love to laugh, and I can even laugh even when you shout at me in anger. I\u2019m considered happy-go-lucky despite my…… Read More<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":9776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/writenode.heartfulness.org\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9775"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/writenode.heartfulness.org\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/writenode.heartfulness.org\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writenode.heartfulness.org\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writenode.heartfulness.org\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9775"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/writenode.heartfulness.org\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9775\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9807,"href":"https:\/\/writenode.heartfulness.org\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9775\/revisions\/9807"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writenode.heartfulness.org\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/writenode.heartfulness.org\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writenode.heartfulness.org\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writenode.heartfulness.org\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nEat less, chew more;
\nWhine less, breathe more;
\nTalk less, say more;
\nHate less, love more;
\nAnd all good things will be yours.
\n\u2014Swedish proverb<\/span><\/p>\n