Inner Journey and Total Silence Within

 

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Inner Journey and Total Silence Within

In the rush of our daily life, when traffic, deadlines, and endless notifications keep knocking at the door of our attention, the soul sits patiently for that pause which never seems to come. When it does, this pause is not merely a break from routine; it is a doorway to the inner journey, the sacred pilgrimage towards total silence within. Many sadhaks have found this path lit by the grace of Himalayan Samarpan Dhyanyog, guided by the loving presence of Shree Shivkrupanand Swamiji, who keeps reminding us that true peace is not elsewhere - it is already sitting in our own heart, waiting to be noticed.

When we sit for dhyan with a simple intention to unconditionally surrender, something subtle begins to shift. The restless monkey mind hopping from branch to branch, starts tasting the sweetness of stillness. In Himalayan Samarpan Dhyanyog, we are taught to offer our thoughts, desires, and worries at the feet of the higher consciousness, as if placing flowers before a silent deity. This act of complete samarpan is not a losing; it is a gentle homecoming. What we surrender is our chaos; what we receive is our own true nature—silent, luminous, compassionate. 

Shree Shivkrupanand Swamiji often points to the Himalayas not only as a physical abode of sages but as a symbol of inner heights. The Himalaya is that grand, unmoving presence within us - majestic, pure, and beyond the small storms of daily life. When we enter meditation with humility, the noise recedes like a distant market, and the mountain of awareness stands clear. In that clarity, breath becomes prayer, and the space between thoughts becomes darshan.

Total silence is not the absence of sound; it is the presence of consciousness untouched by sound. It is the maun that listens to every noise without getting entangled, the still lake that reflects the sky without trying to hold it. Through regular practice, as shared in Himalayan Samarpan Dhyanyog, this silence begins to permeate our actions. We start responding rather than reacting. We carry peace like prasad, distributing it unknowingly through a softer voice, a kinder glance, a calmer decision.

This inner journey is beautifully ordinary. It does not require renouncing family or work. It asks only for a few moments each day - sit, close the eyes, remember the Gurutattva, and let go. Thoughts will come and go like travellers at a station; you need not board every train. With gentle awareness, return to the centre, the sahaj seat of the self. Over time, the body learns ease, the mind learns trust, and the heart learns openness. The fragrance of this practice spills over into relationships, health, and purpose.

The grace of the lineage works silently, like the sun ripening fruit without any noise. In trusting that grace and showing up for sadhana, we discover that the inner sanctuary was never far. Total silence is not a distant achievement; it is the simplest truth of who we are. In bowing to that truth, we rise. In surrendering, we become free. And in this freedom, life itself becomes meditation—an offering, a smile, a vast, Himalayan stillness within.