No 938 of Living Life Series 1
Cultivate silence. Silence speak louder than words.
Speak only where and when this will serve its purpose. Speaking more than that would be noisy and jarring and may send the wrong message and create bad taste and bad blood.
Men are by nature not pure and have allot of noises in the head. Still the noises but if this cannot be done for now, at least hold the tongue and keep the silence.
Do not speak out and risk creating noises for others. Be mindful and think hard.
The good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 reminds us that the problems of men are many and plentiful because men have long way to go to be pure and simple. They are nosy and noisy.
They speak too fast and do not hold their tongues. They poke their noses around once too often. They speak their views too readily when others want to be left alone and are happy with their ways and thoughts even if these may not be the best that can be.
Remember that if we cannot empty the noises from our mind, do not think that the best way is to let them out and speak out. This may attract more noises from others and add to the noises in our head.
Amid the noises in and around us, hold our tongues and cultivate silence. Silence is golden. Do not be loud.
Keep your piece for another day if you want to keep the peace and have more of peace. You do not want to end up in pieces, do you? You want to be whole. Then hold your tongue and be silent, not loud and jarring.
Go placidly amid the noise and haste. That way you will have more life and not just peace. Do what you can and be content. Silence is often best when the noises are too much to contend with.
Do not add to the noise and haste. You will not be heard even if you try to shout and try to drown the noise and be heard.
Instead others will find you loud and jarring. You will hurt others and end up hurt as well. Be wise to hold your tongue. The tongue can be sharp and hurt both ways.
That is the problem when we ourselves are noisy and not silent in the head. We are far from being saint and even saints don't speak aloud unless there is the need and people are ready. We are certainly men and not saints.
The teachings of all religions are one in wanting us to keep the silence amid the noises in and around. If all abide by this norm, there will be less noise and more peace. There will be harmony and goodwill, if not at least detente despite the different perspectives and approaches.
There is and should be oneness of religions. This is the awareness Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨wants to awaken among people of all religions. All are one indeed. It is best we know this and be reminded.
To achieve this, it is necessary to keep the silence. For goodness sake, don't fire away with your mouth. Think before you speak. If uncertain, hold your tongue and keep the silence for now. Silence is golden.
The good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨like all saints keep the silence when men are at odds with one another and are noisy, loud, jarring and hurtful. Like he says, storms do not last forever and calm will return. Hold on and wait for better times.
Any noise and action may not help when there is storm and no one can hear you out or be receptive. Worse still is that you may be misconceived and you get the very result or outcome you set out not to have. So it is best to keep the silence amid the noises in and around.
Keep your piece for another day if you want to keep the peace and have more of peace. You do not want to end up in pieces, do you? You want to be whole. Then hold your tongue and be silent, not loud and jarring.
Go placidly amid the noise and haste. That way you will have more life and not just peace. Do what you can and be content. Silence is often best when the noises are too much to contend with.
Do not add to the noise and haste. You will not be heard even if you try to shout and try to drown the noise and be heard.
Instead others will find you loud and jarring. You will hurt others and end up hurt as well. Be wise to hold your tongue. The tongue can be sharp and hurt both ways.
That is the problem when we ourselves are noisy and not silent in the head. We are far from being saint and even saints don't speak aloud unless there is the need and people are ready. We are certainly men and not saints.
The teachings of all religions are one in wanting us to keep the silence amid the noises in and around. If all abide by this norm, there will be less noise and more peace. There will be harmony and goodwill, if not at least detente despite the different perspectives and approaches.
There is and should be oneness of religions. This is the awareness Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨wants to awaken among people of all religions. All are one indeed. It is best we know this and be reminded.
