The materialistic world is all noisy but the nature unless and until disturbed is all quiet . If we are in communion with nature then we learn to enjoy its peace and silence . Most of the time it is so quiet that we can hear the rustling of leaves and chirping of birds . We can feel the music of fresh air around us .

This quietness has such a soothing effect on us that our inner self becomes quiet . We can hear the tik-tik of the clock, the breathing in and breathing out of air from our nostrils and feel our own company. The pleasure of being with ones own company is the most pleasure able feeling one can gather.

It is just reverse when we are anxious and disturbed – we abhor our company and run from it . We want people around to give us comfort . This even great preachers have prophesied that when we learn to move inwards and start enjoying our inner self we attain Bodhisattva or Moksha in spiritual parlance .

In fact moksha is when we have full control over our mind and we enjoy the spiritual stillness within us . This is possible only if we learn to be in the company of nature and practice silence within. We have to be materialistic detached and spiritually awakened to attain Mastery over self .

Creative persons are withdrawn inwardly because they hsve to gather energy for their craft which is possible only if all their faculties are focused at their goal . Thus from very early in our life learn to be emotionally withdrawn inwards , enjoy your own company and feel the silence within to attain greater heights .

Mamta Mehrotra

 Silence

Today words like anxiety , depression and confusion is a big buzz word . We hear it all around and are finding ways to deal with it . In fact these words have come to stay with us and all of us seem restless at one point or another . This is happening for we are teaching our children to be with noise . From childhood they are trained to be use to big gadgets , big ambitions , big unachievable dreams which ultimately leads to frustration . The child is not allowed to find happiness in small achievable investments .

Their creativity and achievement is fan following on Facebook , you tube , monetary success and what not .

Gone are the days when we were made to laze around for hours , do self study , interact with friends of poor colony and family and just play uselessly for hours .

We didn’t know the success or failures of other people till we had achieved adulthood . Parents kept us away from big worldly things and by 21 we were still too young to think of lakhs and crores . We were not aware of worldly affairs but were knowledgeable to know about how to manage life and accounts .

We knew how to participate in house hold affairs and go for small shopping . Studies was not a mad rush but an awakening process . It emphasized on moral values too . Slowly but steadily under parental and family guidance we entered into adulthood and family ways .

There was a whole social structure to cater to our needs and helped us in growing .

Today the reverse has taken place . There is hardly a social structure to help us instead there is emotion less Technolgy to guide us . We do not have any one to relate to in times of distress and hence we tend to fall prey to peers who guide us wrongly because of their limited knowledge .

Mamta Mehrotra