The power of silence.

William Michael Forbes




Silence will let you hear what is really there. wmf

A Well Known Fact:

People with minds that are less noisy are naturally calmer.

It happens to a large number of people the moment they close their eyes or try to focus on something; in the background of their mind a persistent din that has been known to make some people believe they have to take sedatives in order to sleep, keeps some people mentally unbalanced and make their inner world one of fear, nervousness and uncertainty. This background noise, as I like to call it, is a result of two conditions or a combination of one of these;

1. An underdeveloped ability to concentrate.

2. An unrecognized psychic ability to pick up and interpret the thoughts and emotions of others as if they are ones own.

Or any combination of those two conditions. In the first instance that of poorly developed concentration, the individual must simply practice concentrating on one thing thought or act to the exclusion of all other things thoughts or acts, for at least fifteen minutes per day until their ability to concentrate is an automatic behaviour, much like walking is for most people.

In the second instance, where an individual interprets the thoughts and emotions of others as their own, two things are required to ameliorate this kind of interference;

1. The ability to concentrate must be developed and...

2. The person must be taught how to establish a strong, healthy and individualized biological field i.e. The electric field around their body, that lets them feel like a separate individual, must be solid and stable.

Today’s activity on How to be happy in fifteen minutes or less is specifically designed to begin the process of quieting your mind from both inner and outer distractions and will take up to two minutes each hour for the next eight hours. In my private coaching practice, I use a more elongated version for empowering the individual to develop their concentrative faculty fully, completely and with greater ease than can be done with oneself...today’s activity will produce a similar result. Here we go...

...Make yourself comfortable wherever you are by filling your lungs completely with a slow, deep breath and as you exhale let all the muscles in your body relax and let go. Take a second slow, deep breath and release any remaining tension from your muscles then pick a single, stationary object and stare at the object and keep your attention on it for the next minute. Your mind will have thoughts about the object, this is okay, just keep all you thoughts and attention upon the object...if your mind tries to think about anything other than the object...just gently bring it back to it. At first some people feel irritated as the mind tries to wander in its normal way and yet as the mind keeps getting brought back to the object, it will begin to become calmer and quieter as you lead it to where you want it to go, because the mind feels better when it is directed by you and not allowed to run randomly around. When it comes to the second element of The power of Silence, that of picking up the thoughts and emotions of others’ as our own, the process is more involved and will be the subject of another issue of How to be happy in fifteen minutes or less. Today’s activity if carried beyond the eight hours suggested here will enable the individual to enhance their concentrative abilities and calm their mind easier, easier and easier with continued practice. Soon you will be able to silence your mind merely by directing it where you want it to go and...

Have a great day!

William

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