The quietude and silence which you feel and the sense of happiness in it are indeed the very basis of successful sadhana. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/29/peace#p4</ref>
== Benefits of Practising Silence ==
Besides, for inner growth, I do not believe that words are necessary. In silence all our help is there at its most powerful. (The Mother, 6 September 1939) <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/17/6-september-1939#p3</ref>
When one has learned to silence the mind at will and to concentrate it in receptive silence, then there will be no problem that cannot be solved, no mental difficulty whose solution cannot be found. When it is agitated, thought becomes confused and impotent; in an attentive tranquillity, the light can manifest itself and open up new horizons to man's capacity. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/12/mental-education#p22</ref>
It is in the silence of a peaceful mind that one can best commune with Nature. (The Mother, 13 November 1969) <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/16/13-november-1969#p1</ref>
If you, in your consciousness, reach a state of silence, you perceive your state of silence everywhere, but others don't necessarily perceive it. You perceive it because you are in that state. (The Mother, 24 August 1955) <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/07/24-august-1955#p42</ref>
This kind of revelation can only occur in a silent mind—at least in a === For Problem Solving === When one has learned to silence the mind that is at restwill and to concentrate it in receptive silence, completely quiet and stillthen there will be no problem that cannot be solved, otherwise they do not comeno mental difficulty whose solution cannot be found. Or if they comeWhen it is agitated, you do not notice themthought becomes confused and impotent; in an attentive tranquillity, because of all the noise you are making. And of course, they help this quiet, this silence, this receptivity light can manifest itself and open up new horizons to become better and better establishedman's capacity. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/1012/aphorism-77mental-78education#p20p22</ref>
=== Continence of Speech (Half-Silence) ===