Why Is Silence So Special?

What can be said of
Silence and true self
If anything can be said at all?

Silence is closest to your true self
Because silence as you experience
When attention is stilled in the heart
Is a reflection of the Real Silence
The ground of existence
That is true self

A single thought creates distance
From the true self because
The movement of attention
Arising from silence to kiss a thought
Also wakes up the “I”, the person
That you think you are
Whose first effect is separation
From true self, the real YOU

After all, it is this “I” that you think you are
That experiences thoughts and feelings
Which is addicted to internal and external
Things and experiences all the time

No attention movement – no “I”
No “I” – no separation from true self

The true self
The ground of existence
Is Real Silence, indescribable

Still attention in the heart
Experience the silence within
For it is closest to true self

… Thus speaks the heart …

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Reclaim your true self
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