After the ego has perished,
the true Self rises from its dust
like desert flowers
after spring showers
have swept across arid plains.
the true Self rises from its dust
like desert flowers
after spring showers
have swept across arid plains.
Practice Silence. It is easy, yet painful sometimes:
- Try to remain silent every time you have the urge to speak. Try doing this for a while. Only speak when it is essential. You will discover all kinds of things when you do this. You will, for example, realize that most of the things you wanted to say someone else was going to say anyhow. You were just going to do it before they could. You would also discover that often you want to speak because you are craving for attention or recognition. Remaining silent and suppressing this urge is a great way of deflating your ego.
- Don't be overeager to criticize once someone has said something you disagree with. It is mostly your way of outshining someone else. So it is your fat ego again.
- Try to express what you feel in a non-verbal way. Words often sound false even when you mean them. A reassuring smile can be worth a million words.
- Listen more than you speak. Make a point of it. What you have to give up when listening to another person is to listen to your own thoughts while pretending to listen to the speaker. Truly listen to a person. It gives tremendous strength to the person being listened to. If you are not interested in what you yourself are going to say next, you will start giving a person the kind of undivided attention essential to sensitivity and empathy.
Bro Kweku
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