Inner silence - the forgotten dimension

When we start to practise this kind of silence, it can seem a little daunting. As we turn inwards to the conscious space behind the eyes, where the soul is, it may be that we feel nothing or we feel empty.

- SISTER JENNA

If we take time to watch a newborn child, we will notice that they are absorbed in silence. The outside noises rarely disturb, and appear to be like a gentle murmur - the child is not concerned about all the details. Silence is innate. After a while, as the baby grows, they begin to see things, hear music, listen to family conversations, depending on the culture into which they are born. Their five senses absorb it all and a story is created. From innocence and purity, the gentle murmur changes. Everything that is experienced through the senses; the school playground, the teacher's words, the family relationships, the friends and discussions, all become a noise, rather than a gentle murmur. We do not know how to compartmentalise, and we reach the point where we do not even remember what that silence was like. All of this shapes us. There are positive experiences and not so positive - even traumatic - ones. Many experiences are filled with love, dignity, and honour, but our minds return over and over again to the negative, the traumatic, and so over time and through many lifetimes the soul becomes 'peace-less'.