Imagine for a moment the scene of commuting to and from work every day in a noisy train car. Looking around you, you can see how the train is crammed with anxieties, doubts, and the echoes of others’ opinions – this is a screenshot of the reality of what we’re surrounded by day after day. We are bombarded by streams of data from all directions, constantly being fed a diet of, the anxieties, fears and opinions of the whole world around us. And just like eating too much junk food, all of this accumulates within us too.
Krishnamurti’s suggests meditation as a way to declutter and get back to a fresh and innocent mind.
“To understand the immeasurable, the mind must be extraordinarily quiet, still.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti
“Meditation is the action of silence.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti
I love this quote by Krishnamurti. As much as meditation is a passive activity it is not devoid of action, there is deep action that takes place within that space of silence. That surrender leads to a softening of all the old programmes and patterns that are not the real you. And a slow, gradual unveiling and remembering of the incredible human being that you are.
“If there is no meditation, then you are like a blind man in a world of great beauty, light and colour. We carry about us the burden of what thousands of people have said and the memories of all our misfortunes. To abandon all that… is to be alone, and the mind that is alone is not only innocent but young – not in time or age, but young, innocent, alive at whatever age – and only such a mind can see that which is truth and that which is not measurable by words.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti
Krishnamurti explains that we become burdened by years of carrying around the words that have been spoken against us and the fears that we have had to deal with. Vividly he describes how when we’re able to put all of that down, we find that our mind is alone, almost as if we’ve been carrying with us a bunch of noisy passengers all along.
This mind that finds itself alone, Krishnamurti calls innocent and young. And I have seen this happen, how when we become able to let go of all of the baggage we’ve been dragging along, there is a youthfulness that our minds return to. It was never lost, just drowning under all the weight.
Here are some guiding mantras to illuminate your journey:
- Silence is not emptiness, but a canvas for my true self to emerge.
- Silence is the language of the soul. Let it speak.
- With each breath, I release noise and embrace inner stillness.
- My mind is young, innocent, and capable of seeing beyond words.
I hope that today you find your own load becoming just a little bit lighter, and that you become reunited with another part of your youthful and innocent mind.
Have an awesome Sunday!
– pierre –
Today’s LIVE meditation is: Finding silence.
(image credit: Andre Letria http://andreletria.pt/ )