"Why are you silent?" - "Silence is gold ..."

It is known for sure that in the days of Ancient Greece everyone who wished to study at Pythagoras' school was offered to spend the first two years in silence. "For what?" You ask. Silence is gold. Silence is silence not only around you, but inside you. When the "ego" is at rest, the voice of the soul - our divine principle - is heard. Folk wisdom "silence is gold"

Among the thousands of proverbs and sayings of different peoples of the world, there will necessarily be wisdom, which calls for more silence and caution with words. One of them is "The word is silver, silence is gold": Speech is silvern, silence іs golden (English); Reden ist Silber, Schweigen ist Gold (German); La parole est d'argent et le silence est d'or (French); La parola è d'argento, il silenzio è d'oro (ital.). Now it is difficult to say why this expression sounds identical in different languages. We can only guess and guess. This is undoubtedly a consequence of the mutual influence of European cultures, and the fact that human nature remains unchanged at all times. People on all continents think and feel, in the final analysis, the same, because, despite different living conditions, dissimilar circumstances and experience, we all come to the same truth. Finally, most of the figurative expressions in European languages are a complete Latin script. Thus, "silence is gold" in Latin sounds like "Silentium aurum est". That's where the expression took its roots. Silence is gold or emptiness?

Around so much fuss and noise, that the words "peace" and "silence" are gradually forgotten. We listen and talk, we communicate, we discuss someone, we argue. About whom, about what or why - we immediately forget. Thousands of thoughts, millions of gigabytes of information ... This stream is endless, and it seems that it's impossible to stop it any more. He quickly sweeps past us, leaving no trace. And if you still silent for a minute and listen to silence? Peace, silence and serenity. Everything falls into place. The paints do not riot. The sounds of silence are unhurried and eloquent. They harmoniously flow into each other and turn into words, but quite different. These words are light, airy and at the same time freeze inside, turn into lumps and remain forever. They tell us about ourselves, about love, about the world, about eternity ... They are the truth. They are a creative energy, and energy, as is known, spreads silently and passes through all obstacles. So be silent, do not speak, do not speak. Look for silence and depth. There are many hidden things and everything becomes possible ... "And how is this possible?" - you ask. Everyone has a family, colleagues at work, acquaintances, friends, with whom, perhaps, many have not seen each other for a long time, but regularly communicate in social networks or by phone. And even if a miracle happens, the phone and the computer will be turned off, the family at the dacha, and the long-awaited silence will come, this does not mean that there will be pacification inside. On the contrary, a huge stream of thoughts and feelings will appear on the horizon, and he is not ready to leave you alone with himself. It is the hardest thing to do with him. But it's hard not to mean impossible. Silence as a spiritual practice is known since ancient times. These are vows of silence, and hermits in the forests and mountains, in order to fast and pray in complete alienation from the outside world. But these are extreme forms. Modern people can understand the wisdom of "silence - gold" can help Orthodox prayers, oriental meditations, yoga classes, various seminars of spiritual development and so on. As they say - what is closer to the heart, it helps to open ...