Comments on: Does silence make you uncomfortable?

By: Lisis | Quest For Balance

Lisis | Quest For Balance — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:42:59 +0000

I love, love, love the silence! My brain gets full if there is too much noise or talking going on and I literally have to go outside to feel the silence again. Even then… there are birds chirping and the wind is blowing. Silence, REAL silence, is almost impossible to come by.

I don’t know if you have heard the song “Sober” by Pink, but she has a moment where she says, “I don’t want to be the girl that has to feel the silence,” and it gets completely silent for what feels like an eternity, but is only really a second. Life feels longer in the silence; it doesn’t slip through our fingers as quickly.

Great post!

By: vjkrishna

vjkrishna — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 16:31:22 +0000

Aha! Everyone ended up telling us why (s)he can’t sleep in silence

The post is actually about silence as such, particularly when we are awake. The post is about how we want to keep ourselves so busy that we don’t have the uncomfortable silence which will probe into us.

By: Masti Ki Paatshala

Masti Ki Paatshala — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:40:18 +0000

One more good post which reminds our reality. I too need some sound especially as said ‘fan’, I used to fight at home to switch it ON irrespective of outside weather as may be my mind got used to its sound since the day I started sleeping.I can say its having some sort of rhythym & music in it which my mind expects before sleep. During Childhood days I used to sleep on open top roof especially during summer by listening cinema reviews,dialogues at night from radio. As said we got used to ‘ing life style so we need continue as it is else we will be left alone.

By: vjkrishna

vjkrishna — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:52:26 +0000

It is not confusing but I just wanted to see if I was quoted correctly, if at all I was quoted.

By: Santy

Santy — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:27:06 +0000

Vj,

My view is opposite of yours. I still stand by saying, “I need to keep my mind occupied or it gets filled with nonsense. If I don’t, my mind will go looking for nonsense (unwanted realities)”

What my mind is occupied with may not be truth, may be something which keeps me engaged! May be I am confusing you but I mean what I say

By: Shachi

Shachi — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:02:48 +0000

Nice post!

Silence doesn’t make me feel uncomfortable – in fact I crave for it at times. I live in the US and don’t need a fan in my house (for the most part). I have gotten used to sleeping when it’s quiet. And when I come back home (India), the first few days I just don’t sleep well and then I (i.e. my mind) gets used to the noise

Thought provoking!

By: ravee!

ravee! — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:20:01 +0000

Vjy,
Again anice post chershing
It’s possible that Silence can take us to a journey of turth thats where I beleive in past and even now the saints go to Himalayas ot in to caves where place is hiding itself away from all the sounds and just occupied with silence. Hence Saints attain the essence of truth.
Too me if I need to read a book or a magazine defently a radio or TV has to run and with out this I cannot as the silence pushes me to deep sleep.
While prearing for my 10th exams my Mom used to always stare at me as i playp the Tape and then keep on preparing for exams, this is a strange case for my mom where as for me its way to concentrate and prepare for exam.

By: Arunima

Arunima — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:59:44 +0000

I live near the main road and I cannot sleep without the sound now. Something like your fan thing.

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By: vjkrishna

vjkrishna — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:31:33 +0000

@ilbrutto: Silence on a Sunday afternoon in Chennai? Let’s move on . . .

@Vidya: I know that you’re at the feet of Himalayas. You must be so fortunate!

@Santy: Thanks. A small correction. I did not say that you need to keep your mind occupied OR it gets filled with nonsense. I was saying “You need to keep your mind occupied with nonsense OR it would go to looking for the truth (not unwanted realities)”

By: Santy

Santy — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:02:32 +0000

Vj,

I feel that you are finding a calm place (silence of the external world), and then sitting quietly in a posture (your outer silence), and letting your mind wander and making a post. That’s why you come up with a nice post every time No doubt silence was eerie to me in abroad as well. I did the same by switching on the TV.

This happens to me when I sit alone to study for exams as well. During winters I switch off the fan and slowly my mind starts filling with unwanted stuffs. I end up wasting hours before I realise I have huge chapters to cover up. I immediately take a bed sheet and wrap me around and switch on the fan. Fan helps my mind think what is required for that moment immensely! It becomes sultry & odd without a fan! At office it’s the same! Working on a lonely weekend is quite different from a noisy weekday.

On your questions, I need to keep my mind occupied or it gets filled with nonsense. If I don’t, my mind will go looking for unwanted realities. And I don’t want that! As Vidya rightly said, “It’s all about habit”

I always remember Vivekananda’s saying, “You become what you think when you are alone” and still working on my thought process when I am alone, I mean without a fan!

By: Vidya

Vidya — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:25:05 +0000

I love silence , I can sit for hours in silence, maybe its to do with the place I belong to, its all about habit.

By: ilbrutto

ilbrutto — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:49:56 +0000

This is very true! I can understand what you went through in the hotel room. Just yesterday afternoon I had to keep Neo Cricket on low volume to get some sleep. I bet you won’t understand that happening in Chennai!