Sunday, April 26, 2009

Silence as prayer

If we believe in a supreme being and It's omnipresence, omniscience and omnipotence, is there really a need for a prayer? Silence, perhaps, is the ultimate prayer...

சொல்லாது சொல்லி நீ சொல்லற நில்லென்று சும்மாவிருந்தாய் அருணாசலா!
Solla/du/soli/nî Sol/lara/nil/lendru Sum/mâ/virun/dây Arunâ/chalâ. 
In silence Thou saidst, 'Stay silent!' and Thyself stood silent, Oh Arunachala!

Sri Ramana Maharishi's Arunachala Aksharamanamalai - The marital garland of letters (Verse 36)

3 comments:

  1. Excuse my frankness, but this doesn't make any sense.

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  2. An attempt at explanation may not necessarily help. We've been down that road many times before.

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  3. I agree - going just by the unholiness of noise.

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