Silence: key that has potential to open doors

CHENNAI: Prayer is like breathing. Without breathing, we cannot live. It is communion with God; we become more like God, more loving, wise, powerful, kind and good. We are cleansed of accumulated impurities. It is not only asking God for things, but the relationship in itself is valuable. God does not want our will to incline towards negative desires, but desire the good with a deep sense of yearning.Silence is a valuable constituent of the game of life. It is the key that has the potential to open doors. It can free you from confusion. It empowers you to think things through and come up with solutions because it is only in silence that you can listen well. You can listen to the deepest wisdom of your soul. In the absence of silence, you tend to get overtaken by the mind, body and emotions.God said, “Let there be light”, and there was light. What God willed became reality. We must also acquire the capacity to will the good, and it will happen as we desire. When we are free from selfishness, pride and negative desires, our prayers will become more like love. By prayer, we do change reality. But this power is not available to us until we become more god-like. That is why the prayers of saints are more effective than our own.The clutter prevents you from listening to your psyche and soul. To listen to your psyche, your soul and divinity, you need to establish a strong relationship with silence. Without it, you might remain unaware of many things. When you live on the surface, the noise is overpowering. It may be interesting to carry out a small experiment with your life. Go some place where there is plenty of silence and quiet. Sit in silence and observe yourself.You will find that in that silence, you are beginning to get to know yourself. People go to the Himalayas and the caves to find a silent, secluded place free of distractions. The ambiance of quiet engenders the exercise of looking within. The life most of us live is an outer life. The outside is a beautiful world which we have created with our consciousness. However, the inner world is even better — more powerful, stronger, greater and bigger.In unselfish prayer, the first focus is God - his name, his kingdom and his will. The second focus is other people. Only in the third place should we ask things for ourselves. Prayer can achieve miracles of healing and transformation that cannot be explained by medical science. In prayer, we are never alone. In group prayer, we commemorate all those who are devotees  of God.