Chapter 62

           

           OnmyridebacktotheAshram,afterseeingRichardoffattheairport,IdecidethatI’vebeentalkingtoomuch.Tobehonest,I’vebeentalkingtoomuchmywholelife,butI’vereallybeentalkingtoomuchduringmystayattheAshram.Ihaveanothertwomonthshere,andIdon’twanttowastethegreatestspiritualopportunityofmylifebybeingallsocialandchattythewholetime.It’sbeenamazingformetodiscoverthatevenhere,eveninasacredenvironmentofspiritualretreatontheothersideoftheworld,Ihavemanagedtocreateacocktail-party-likevibearoundme.It’snotjustRichardI’vebeentalkingtoconstantly-thoughwediddothemostgabbing-I’malwaysyakkingwithsomebody.I’veevenfoundmyself-inanAshram,mindyou!-creatingappointmentstoseeacquaintances,havingtosaytosomebody,"I’msorry,Ican’thangoutwithyouatlunchtodaybecauseIpromisedSakshiIwouldeatwithher…maybewecouldmakeadatefornextTuesday."

           Thishasbeenthestoryofmylife.It’showIam.ButI’vebeenthinkinglatelythatthisismaybeaspiritualliability.Silenceandsolitudeareuniversallyrecognizedspiritualpractices,andtherearegoodreasonsforthis.Learninghowtodisciplineyourspeechisawayofpreventingyourenergiesfromspillingoutofyouthroughtheruptureofyourmouth,exhaustingyouandfillingtheworldwithwords,words,wordsinsteadofserenity,peaceandbliss.Swamiji,myGuru’smaster,wasastickleraboutsilenceintheAshram,heavilyenforcingitasadevotionalpractice.Hecalledsilencetheonlytruereligion.

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