Inner Sun & Moon

On Quieting the Mind

The most effective method I have found of quieting my mind and keeping it still, silent, alert, within the context of performing my daily activities is to listen very deeply, very closely. As I am going about my day, I listen to all the sounds present around me, as they arise. I listen so carefully to hear the softest, tiniest little sounds, and to hear the ones that are so far away I can hardly believe my ears can stretch that far! And while listening this carefully, I notice the backdrop of Silence upon which these sounds arise, dance. I cannot listen this acutely and still have a chattering mind. So instead, my chattering mind settles down, Silences, and the sounds I’m hearing become the one voice of all existence.

Try this if you are so inclined, and let me know what your experience with it is.

With love.