If you sit still long enough
in a quiet place
you’ll hear it
a soft ringing in your ears
not tinnitus
some say it’s the ‘sound of God’
others the ‘sound of the universe’
and others like myself call it
‘the sound of silence’.
if you hear it once
you can’t unhear it
don’t be scared
no, you’re not going bonkers
it’s not the ‘sound of suffering’
you’re simply tuning into
nothingness,emptiness, peacefulness.
maybe even your true self.
Silence is the strangest thing. I crave it, chase it…& then panic when I bump into it. Sometimes we have to force ourselves to sit still with it. Chaos is more familiar…& therefore sometimes…more comfortable.
Thanks Willow for you’re comment.
The thing about silence,at least for me, is that it connects my mind and body and allows me to see that nothing really matters too much …it’s all impermanent.
🙏