And as we gathered to go from Anger to Silence.
The Crux of the session:
Anger is a habit that we have learnt through repetition. Stillness (non-reactive silence) is a fresh substution habit that can be learnt through practice.
A big part of this satsang (in Hindi) can be seen here:
https://www.facebook.com/bhaavin.shah.5/videos/1983503614999755/
Of late, there is a rush of self-improvement movements calling themselves as spiritual movements. These movements focus on values like Non-violence, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Focus, Contentment, Detachment, Self-restraint, Silence, Love etc calling them as spiritual values. I myself teach most of them believing that I am teaching hardcore spirituality. But I have lately been wondering if it’s true.
To me, a spiritual value is something that by itself can cause self-realization or enlightenment without the assistance of any other value.
Silence and Spontaneity seem to be opposite ends of the spectrum. I am in love with both and would love for myself to harmonize them. But is it possible in the first place?
When I wake up, just like others, my awareness is at a low. Ironically I find it easier to be myself during these times. There is nobody looking upon me from a watch-tower. Because my own self-aware self is absent. I am under nobody’s radar. There is no productive/unproductive or worthwhile/not worthwhile tag as applied to my actions. I can crack jokes at length (oblivious of any time management) and blabber away to glory with my little one. The watcher and the commenter are not home. There is nobody telling me what to do and what not to do.