Wisdom by Spiritual leader and Art of Living Founder Sri
Sri Ravi Shankar
“Thoughts
are not the goal in themselves. Their goal is Silence. When you ask the
question "Who am I?" you get no answer, there is silence. That is the
real answer.” - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Guruji shares:
Mind is noise, the source of mind is silence. That's why
Buddha said, "No mind." That doesn't mean that Buddha was not
talking. How can you talk, how can you interact with people if there is no
mind? When Buddha said "No mind," he meant not that chain of thoughts
that simply wander around in your mind all the time. Buddha kept silent for
many questions.
An ancient rishi said, “become answerless”. Every question only pushes the question a little further. Every answer brings forth many more questions. There is no end to question/answer session. It can go on forever! You answer one question, it'll bring forth another ten questions. Question and answers are, are the pair, are the couple. They have no family plan!
He said, “go beyond the questions, be answerless, for you are, your being has the solution to all the questions”. Turn every question into wonder. Ho! You know, what is the difference between question and wonder? A question creates violence, wonder creates silence. A question is looking for an answer, wonder is another question not looking for an answer. Do you see what I am saying? You wonder, hah!, what about this, I wonder how beautiful this is? The astonishment of wonder does not seek for an answer. It brings you home to silence.
An ancient rishi said, “become answerless”. Every question only pushes the question a little further. Every answer brings forth many more questions. There is no end to question/answer session. It can go on forever! You answer one question, it'll bring forth another ten questions. Question and answers are, are the pair, are the couple. They have no family plan!
He said, “go beyond the questions, be answerless, for you are, your being has the solution to all the questions”. Turn every question into wonder. Ho! You know, what is the difference between question and wonder? A question creates violence, wonder creates silence. A question is looking for an answer, wonder is another question not looking for an answer. Do you see what I am saying? You wonder, hah!, what about this, I wonder how beautiful this is? The astonishment of wonder does not seek for an answer. It brings you home to silence.
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