Silence is the best way of speaking. I have seen people arguing long on a fruitless subject. Sometimes, they start quarrelling ending in a big violence. But, result is a big zero. They don’t come on a unanimous conclusion. Only enmity develops in such long hot talks. Truth goes far away by these futile discussions.
Lord Shiva is the first teacher of knowledge. When people of different thoughts quarreled on useless discussions to prove supremacy of individual’s opinion, Lord Shiva appeared as Dakshinamurti. In South India, we find this form of Shiva. He is seen under a banyan tree. Saints are shown surrounding him as disciples. The younger tutor is silent. Older pupils are also quiet. Through this very method of silent teaching, aspirants get their suitable answers and become satisfied.
In North India, Shiva as Dakshinsmurti is not popular. But, when I visit a temple, I bow before statues of gods and goddesses. The statues don’t speak, but we always pray and beg their grace to fulfill our wills. I find my wishes fulfilled if I pray heartily. What is this? The statues are silent tutors like Dakshinamurti. The sun, the moon, the earth, the sea, rivers, stars, trees all are silent teachers.
Every individual has silent teacher in him. At the time of meditation, we go nearer to our teacher. But, he is always with us, silently watching my all activities.
------NAMO BHAGVATE SHREE RAMANAY.
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