Hearing in Silence

 In silence you hear what the soul wants to say

Gaur Gopal Das

I listend to this podcast today and really got pulled in to the wisdom of this Indian monk. The topic was on silence...on the wisdom of filling that space between stimulus and response with precious healing silence rather than reactivity and emotion. 

Though I often speak of this, I could never have said what he said so eloquently. So, these are some words of his I scribbled down as I was listening but please listen for yourself. 

• Noise Distracts Silence connects.
• A tiger doesn't lose sleep over the opinion of sheep

• Silence is not your weakness...it is your quiet armour
• Silence is about creating space...it builds bridges where noise builds walls
• It is the one who listens deeply who speaks the most powerfully.
• Silence gives weight to words
• The inner voice whispers...it doesn't shout
• If we listen beyond the volume, we might find compassion rather than offence.
• Silence can fill that space between stimulus and response beautifully.
• Silence isn't inaction...it is preparation.
• Respond with maturity
• Don't let emotions hijack your character
• Silence is not ignoring the storm; it is choosing not to become the storm.
• There is immense dignity in restraint.
• Sometimes silence and space are the most healing responses.
• Stop bleeding for someone who wouldn't even hand you a bandaid.
• When your mental health is suffering...when your joy is being drained... it is time to leave the room. Take the walk. 
• I do not need to be understood to be at peace...
• Silence and walking away are sacred boundaries... they [the individuals who partakes in these choices] realize their Light is not a tool for someone else's darkness
• "I respect myself too much to stay in places that don't."
• Silence gives you time to respond with wisdom rather than act with emotion.
• A single sentence spoken in anger can create wounds that take years to heal or never heal at all.
• We need to learn to allow silence to become our first response.
• Speech should be meaningful, purposeful, kind. "Will I be proud of these words tomorrow?"
• Silence is not the absence of strength;it is the presence of it. 
• [Silence allows us to consider in a hetaed situation if we are  compromising or abandoning our truth.]
• Eveything you need to know ,you already know...It is buried within...and silence is the shovel.

All is well.

Love Guru (June 16, 2025) Silence is Sometimes the Loudest Strength. /Gaur Gopal Das/ Best Motivational Speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DNHQQCvszI