Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11

WORKSHOP OF THE DAY

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WORKSHOP OF THE DAY: VAAKYARTHA SADHAS

Discuss the power of the 4 silences and how it can help you connect deeply with the divine consciousness within you. Silence is something which is very important in our life. All the time we keep chatting some or the other thing and think it is great. But the thing is that it is wasting our energy. Speaking useless things and chatting is like a lifestyle for all of us, but there is really no need for us to speak at all.

WORKSHOP OF THE DAY:

VAAKYARTHA SADHAS

When you start living in integrity, the words which you use will drastically reduce , because you will use the words only which are really required and all the words which you speak will become reality. So silence is one of the basic things which you need to live in integrity.

WORKSHOP OF THE DAY: VAAKYARTHA SADHAS

There are 4 types of silence:-

Verbal silence -- this means you practically stop the amount of words you use. When you use only the words only which are required, you will analyze every word you use whether it is necessary or not and then only use that word.

2. Mental silence - no thoughts

3. Emotional silence - no emotions

4. Conscious silence - the being is in silence

WORKSHOP OF THE DAY:

VAAKYARTHA SADHAS

INFERENCE When you follow verbal silence, all the other states of silences will follow, leading you to a deep listening which is the basic quality for you to become god.

WORKSHOP OF THE DAY: VAAKYARTHA SADHAS

Conclusion: When Krsna speaks of destroying and wiping out the world, He is talking about the destruction of the illusory physical and material world. He is the destroyer of fantasies, He is the destroyer of identities, He is the destroyer of egos, and He is the destroyer of all that is unreal. It is important to understand what Krsna means in these words. As the supreme consciousness, He too is the energy of Siva, the Rejuvenator. Siva is not the Destroyer as He is made out to be. He recreates by destroying. There can be no life without death. Krsna is the source of all beings, the creator of Brahma, who in turn created Prajapati, from whom all beings originated. He is the elements of nature, he extends everywhere and there is no place where He is not present