Ask the Grandfathers: "What is Silence?"
They would answer: "It is a Great Mystery! The Silence is the Creators' Voice!"
If you ask: "What are the fruits of Silence?"
They would answer: "They are Honor, self-control, Truth, true courage, endurance, patience, dignity, and reverence. Silence is the basis of Character."
In the time of the Grandfathers there was Pride in a singular humility. Spiritual arrogance was foreign to their nature and Teachings. No one ever claimed that the Power of articulate speech was proof of superiority, IT IS A GIFT. They believed profoundly in Silence - the sign of a perfect equilibrium. Silence is the absolute Balance of Body, Mind and Spirit.
The man who preserves his Selfhood ever calm and unbroken by the Storms of Existence - not a leaf astir on a Tree; not a ripple upon the surface of a shinning Pool - his IS the ideal attitude and conduct of LIFE.
White Crow January 1951
Monday, December 1, 2008
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