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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>
Already someone When one has told me, quite rightly, that while practising this half-learned to silence, or the mind at any rate this continence of speech, one achieves quite naturally the mastery of numerous difficulties in one's character will and also one avoids a great many frictions and misunderstandings. This is true. <ref>http://incarnateword.to concentrate it in/cwm/03/impurity#p27</ref> It must have been the descent of the higher receptive silence, the silence of the Self or Atman. In this silence one perceives, but the mind is not activethen there will be no problem that cannot be solved,—things are sensed, but without any responsive connection or vibrationno mental difficulty whose solution cannot be found. The silent Self When it is there as a separate realityagitated, not bound or involved in the activity of Nature, aloof, detached thought becomes confused and self-existent. Even if thoughts come across this silence, they do not disturb it; the Self is separate from the thinking mind also. In this connection the feeling "I think" is a survival from the old consciousnessimpotent; in an attentive tranquillity, the full silence what one feels is "thought occurs in me"—the identification with thoughts as well as with the perception of objects ceaseslight can manifest itself and open up new horizons to man's capacity. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsacwm/3012/the-descent-of-the-highermental-powerseducation#p26p22</ref>
This simply means that one suddenly comes under the influence of a higher force of which one is not conscious; one is conscious only of the effect, but not of the cause. That's all. It's nothing more than that. If you were conscious you would know what makes you silent, what makes you meditate, what kind of force has entered into you or acts upon you or influences you and puts you in the silence. But as you are not conscious, you are aware only of the effect, the result, that is, the silence that comes into you. (The Mother, 24 August 1955) <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/07/24-august-1955#p48</ref>
The recurrence of the experience of the receding away of thoughts, the cessation of the thought-generating mechanism and its replacement by the mental self-space, is normal and as it should be; for this silence or at any rate the capacity for it has to grow until one can have it at will or even established in an automatic permanence. For this silence of the ordinary mind-mechanism is necessary in order that the higher mentality may manifest, descend, occupy by degrees the place of the present imperfect mentality and transform the activities of the latter into its own fuller movements. The difficulty of its coming when you are at work is only at the beginning—afterwards when it is more settled one finds that one can carry on all the activities of life either in the pervading silence itself or at least with that as the support and background. The silence remains behind and there is the necessary action on the surface or the silence is our wide self and somewhere in it an active Power does the works of Nature without disturbing the silence. It is therefore quite right to suspend the work while the visitation of the experience is there—the development of this inner silent consciousness is sufficiently important to justify a brief interruption or pause. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/30/three-experiences-of-the-inner-being#p4</ref>
 
What one feels first [in the silence] is the pure existence of the self, without any idea, characteristic or movement—existence pure and simple, Sat Brahman—or else one feels that and a vast peace and wideness. Afterwards other things are felt such as Ananda, but always with this as the basis. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/30/experiences-of-the-self-the-one-and-the-infinite#p7</ref>
 
There is no distinction between the Self and the spirit. The psychic is the soul that develops in the evolution—the spirit is the Self that is not affected by the evolution, it is above it—only it is covered or concealed by the activity of mind, vital and body. The removal of this covering is the release of the spirit—and it is removed when there is a full and wide spiritual silence. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/28/the-psychic-being#p18</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>
When one has learned to silence the This kind of revelation can only occur in a silent mind—at least in a mind that is at will rest, completely quiet and to concentrate it in receptive silencestill, otherwise they do not come. Or if they come, then there will be no problem that cannot be solvedyou do not notice them, no mental difficulty whose solution cannot be foundbecause of all the noise you are making. When it is agitatedAnd of course, they help this quiet, thought becomes confused and impotent; in an attentive tranquillitythis silence, the light can manifest itself this receptivity to become better and open up new horizons to man's capacitybetter established. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/1210/mentalaphorism-education77-78#p22p20</ref> === Continence of Speech (Half-Silence) ===
This kind of revelation can only occur in a silent mind—at least in a mind that is at restAlready someone has told me, completely quiet and stillquite rightly, otherwise they do not come. Or if they comethat while practising this half-silence, you do not notice themor at any rate this continence of speech, because of all one achieves quite naturally the noise you are making. And mastery of course, they help this quiet, this silence, this receptivity to become better numerous difficulties in one's character and also one avoids a great many frictions and better establishedmisunderstandings. This is true. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/1003/aphorism-77-78impurity#p20p27</ref>
=== Silence and Work ===
To hear it one should make oneself as silent and passive as possible. And if, in the mental silence, a part of the being can take the attitude of the witness who observes without reacting or participating, then one can take account of the effect which the music produces on the feelings and emotions; and if it produces a state of deep calm and of semi-trance, then that is quite good. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwm/12/arts#p81</ref>
 
=== First necessity for any Spiritual Progress ===
 
What one feels first [in the silence] is the pure existence of the self, without any idea, characteristic or movement—existence pure and simple, Sat Brahman—or else one feels that and a vast peace and wideness. Afterwards other things are felt such as Ananda, but always with this as the basis. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/30/experiences-of-the-self-the-one-and-the-infinite#p7</ref>
 
There is no distinction between the Self and the spirit. The psychic is the soul that develops in the evolution—the spirit is the Self that is not affected by the evolution, it is above it—only it is covered or concealed by the activity of mind, vital and body. The removal of this covering is the release of the spirit—and it is removed when there is a full and wide spiritual silence. <ref>http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/28/the-psychic-being#p18</ref>
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