Come into the silence of solitude, and the vibration there will talk to you through the voice of God.
Interpretation
Solitude allows for deep reflection and connection with the divine.
This quote suggests that in moments of solitude and silence, individuals can access a deeper understanding and connection with their spiritual selves or a higher power. By retreating from the distractions of the world, one can hear the subtle messages that guide and inspire from a divine source.
In practice
During a meditation retreat, I reflected on how solitude can deepen our understanding of the universe.
Man is important in one sense only. He was made in the image of God: That is his importance. He is not important for his body, ego, or personality. His constant affirmation of ego-consciousness is the source of all his problems.
When, by meditation, we withdraw restless thoughts from the lake of the mind, we behold our soul, a perfect reflection of Spirit.
It is wisest to be impartial. If you have health, but are attached to it, you will always be afraid of losing it. And if you fear that loss, but become ill, you will suffer. Why not remain forever joyful in the Self?
From joy people are born; for joy they live; in joy they melt at death. Death is an ecstasy, for it removes the burden of the body and frees the soul of all pain springing from body identification. It is the cessation of pain and sorrow.
It is better to meditate a little bit with depth than to mediate long with the mind running here and there. If you do not make an effort to control the mind it will go on doing as it pleases, no matter how long you sit to meditate.
Millions of people never analyze themselves. Mentally they are mechanical products of the factory of their environment, preoccupied with breakfast, lunch, and dinner, working and sleeping, and going here and there to be entertained. They don't know what or why they are seeking, nor why they never realize complete happiness and lasting satisfaction. By evading self-analysis, people go on being robots, conditioned by their environment. True self-analysis is the greatest art of progress.
The Olympic Movement is a 20th century religion. Where there is no injustice of caste, of race, of family, of wealth.
Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.
Was it for this the clay grew tall?
The word "now" is like a bomb through the window, and it ticks.
The spirit is the true self, not that physical figure which can be pointed out by your finger.
Human kind is made up of two sexes, women and men. Is it possible that a mass is improved by the improvement of only one part and the other part is ignored? Is it possible that if half of a mass is tied to earth with chains and the other half can soar into skies?
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