how long can you stay silent and still?
@AjaySinghBaghel (5506)
India
May 26, 2010 10:28pm CST
In all the chaos of everyday life as you hurtle along from morning to evening, from the moment you jack-knife from bed to the time you hit the pillow already half-asleep, do you take out a single quiet moment? Not a moment for others, not for yourself, nor for any other great activity! Just a moment for Nothing! A moment not for reflection, but just to be, a moment in which you just exist and do nothing else.
I try to be silent for 30 minutes some day and it feels good, not talking to anyone just being myself. I try to think nothing but something is always in mind.
Do you maintain silence? if yes for how long?
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22 responses
@iamsimran (10)
• India
27 May 10
I can stay silent for hours.. I can sit alone n still enjoy.. But the problem is i cannot stop myself from thinking...i keep on thinking something and i guess such type of thinking is really dangerous...I can be still for few minutes only... I am given much to reflection...
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@Protogirl (79)
• United States
27 May 10
iamsimran
There is no limitation for self reflection. One can take hours to do this, but it can become a bad habit in today rush society don't you think?
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@AjaySinghBaghel (5506)
• India
28 May 10
Even I cannot stop thinkling but at least I have been successfull being silent. I think if practice regularly will achive no thoughts in mind. Let's c.
Thanks for the response.
@vandana7 (100617)
• India
28 May 10
Every morning, before taking tea, I take a walk upstairs, for about 30 minutes. I am not talking to anybody then, and there is nobody on terrace either. It feels really good. I can stay silent most of the time, but like music. So every now and then, I sing along a couple of lines with the singer. :)
@AjaySinghBaghel (5506)
• India
29 May 10
Thats good. Even I start singing after a long pause and one song which I start singing in the morning will be on my lips for the day.
Keep silence and hear yourself.
Wish you good health and thanks for the response.
@AjaySinghBaghel (5506)
• India
28 May 10
Just try to be silent for 5 minutes with your eyes closed, I am sure you will not curse me.
Thanks for the response.
@Protogirl (79)
• United States
27 May 10
Haha this is a question that I sometimes wonder myself. Going to be honest here, I can't sit and stay quiet for long. It is so much easier to talk and listen and interact than pouting to oneself.
As far as a moment of silence, I think everyone needs to do this once a day. 5 min in the morning and 5 min before going to bed. Tell yourself what you want to accomplish today and at the end of the day, reflect on what you did accomplished.
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@AjaySinghBaghel (5506)
• India
28 May 10
5 minute is easily managable, we do lot of things in a day and doing this will do something good to our mind and soul.
Thanks for the response.
@vishnumuthu (169)
• India
28 May 10
being in the silent world i always loved as there will not be any problem to talk with other so that we can reduce out problems other that we have and that is the thing and it is good we have to go with and there are a lot of thing we have to go with and a bit wonder if the time we have to talk we should not be in the silent way then it is a waste and there will be a lot of problem we do with and that is the thing life is going to be with ..there are a lot of wonder that i love to do in the world and in the silent way..have fun..
@AjaySinghBaghel (5506)
• India
28 May 10
Spending time with self is always good and you should do that with 5 minute silence.
Thanks for the response.
@Genesis20ocean (5)
• El Salvador
27 May 10
Hi, in my case, I guess it is impossible keep me in silence, and in my house with all my pets (two kitties, a parakeet, a turtle, and a little hamster :P), well, I got not time for myself, though I will like to have it.
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@AjaySinghBaghel (5506)
• India
28 May 10
I understand you take care of many things for others, just take spend sometime for you as well. You will love it.
Thanks for the response.
@reckon21 (3479)
• Philippines
27 May 10
I can stay silent and still for one hour if needed be. Because it's part of my training when I am still studying criminology in college. Since I have that training I can do that and I'm still doing that from time to time. My purpose in staying silent and still is to meditate and cleanse my mind.
I also want to liberate my mind and make it a more revealing experience. In that way I can relax my mind and calm my nerves. It's a good feeling and especially if your mind is already at peace with your inner self.
@AjaySinghBaghel (5506)
• India
28 May 10
Great to hear that you meditate. Being silence you give time to yourself and mind which never take silence.
Thanks for the response.
@med889 (5941)
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27 May 10
Usually I am someone who talks a lot and I like to talk also. So maybe some five hours will be okay as far as I am in front of the Internet I will not talk to anyone so this will be my advantage. Moreover I do meditation too so this helps me to appreciate silence.
@AjaySinghBaghel (5506)
• India
28 May 10
Try doing this without doing nothing . I mean sit and be silent.
Thanks for the response.
@la_chique (1498)
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27 May 10
I dont do it deliberately, but I am quite a quiet person anyway, so often I'll just sit quietly watching tv or something for a couple of hours at a time. Generally I do quite like being in my own little world with my own thoughts etc and I'm not one for noisy or riotous situations.
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@AjaySinghBaghel (5506)
• India
28 May 10
Good, try beilng silent with closed eyes.
Thanks for the response.
@picjim (3002)
• India
27 May 10
I've tried to do what you are saying being quiet without talking to anyone for 30 minutes, but i found this happens only when i'm in front of the computer or exercising.There are several moments when i'm alone by myself but to banish all thoughts from the mind is an uphill task.I can maintain silence for more than half an hour but to reduce thoughts to minimum or nil is what i find quite difficult.I think this is a great topic which i have to practice in real life as it is another form of meditation.
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@AjaySinghBaghel (5506)
• India
28 May 10
That is a good start.
I would suggest to sit and close your eyes when you are silent. Just try you will feel good for sure.
Thanks for the response.
@cowboyofhell (3063)
• Philippines
27 May 10
Talking is a very boring activity for most guys like me. It's like the battery is missing and everyone tell me to speak. I find them funny because they feel a cellphone without a battery can turn on by a push at the power button. Sadly its not the case. Silence bothers many but I like the sound of silence.
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@AjaySinghBaghel (5506)
• India
28 May 10
Good but do not be all time silent.
Thanks for the response.
@AjaySinghBaghel (5506)
• India
28 May 10
Try o sit at one place and be silent with closed eyes. You will like it.
thanks for the response.
@Rysonia (310)
• United States
27 May 10
I do my best to have 5 to 10 minutes of quiet time a day. With a small child and everything else I must do it isn't always easy but I do make the attempt. I have found when sleep is at a premium and I am exhausted doing this can give me another surge of energy.
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@AjaySinghBaghel (5506)
• India
28 May 10
Not bad, its good start. Yes if you stay silent and fix at a place, a new freshness and calm is around you which gives energy.
Thanks for the response.
@aimroma (69)
• Philippines
27 May 10
i am a communication student and many say i am a jolly person.
still, in some moments in my life, i want complete silence. not just silence but darkness also.
there was a time when i decided to walk and walk going to who knows where. there were times also when i just sit in my room with the lights off and do nothing.
it feels good.
one thing i learned from the book i once read, "soemtimes in tough situations, the best things to do are keep quiet, breath slowly and think."
silence really is a great help. even in communication, silence is considered an important element.
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@AjaySinghBaghel (5506)
• India
28 May 10
That line is really good and we should follow that sometimes. you do communicate many things without even speaking so silence is gold.
Thanks for the response.
@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
27 May 10
No the only reason I would be silent is because I am hiding. I don't meditate because I wouldn't be able to just sit and think of nothing , I would plot an plan instead. But I do take some Sarah time. I do what I want to do.
Thank You@AjaySinghBaghel (5506)
• India
28 May 10
Doing something of choice is always good.
Thanks for the response.
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@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
27 May 10
I am not a loner,but i don't socialize too much either.
I took time being alone when i am thinking about my kids,and their future.
Most of the times,my kids welfare is what made me silent and sit and think.
Sometimes i can stay an hour being silent,unless broken from a phone ring or barking of my dogs.
@AjaySinghBaghel (5506)
• India
28 May 10
cell phones disturbs us many times. good to sit silent for sometime.
nice to hear that and thanks for the response.
@sender621 (14893)
• United States
27 May 10
I can not stay silent and still for very long at all. I like to voice my opinion, wanted or not. I like to be in charge , so silent and still are not coexisting in my world.
@AjaySinghBaghel (5506)
• India
28 May 10
Good that you want to voice your opinion however you can try to be silent as little as 5 minutes.
Thanks for the response.
@tomitomi (5429)
• Singapore
27 May 10
It's hard for me to whether at home or at work. But it does ring a bell. Thought I should try it. Thanks for the topic Ajay!
@AjaySinghBaghel (5506)
• India
28 May 10
yes try, start with 5 minutes. I am sure you will feel better.
Thanks for the response.
@xeroeight (1060)
• Philippines
27 May 10
well I always do that even when I'm school, its like my habit, I love to be silent and just sit, my friend even call me weird or something worst but I don't care, I like what I'm doing and sometimes I love watching people, what they do, how they react on something.
I still have a social life, now that I belong to a scouting movement in our university, but sometimes I still like to be in silence and do nothing.
@AjaySinghBaghel (5506)
• India
28 May 10
being silent for sometime is good for self and I am happy to know that you do that. Keep going and wish you good luck.
Thanks for the reponse.
@jempoy_10 (5)
• Philippines
27 May 10
hahaha staying silent is relaxing... it makes your surrounding peaceful... i often attend pilates and relaxation is one of the aspect... but i guess i can stay silent in 1 hr and still counting... just shutting everything and thiking about nothing is a great way to debris and destress your system.
@AjaySinghBaghel (5506)
• India
28 May 10
1 hr is very good, I never tried that long sitting at one place but I am alonethese days so if not singing its silence :)
Thanks for the response.
