The Power of Silence: Why Spiritual Masters Embrace Mauna and How You Can Too

The Power of Silence: Why Spiritual Masters Embrace Mauna and How You Can Too I remember a time, many years ago, sitting on the banks of the holy Ganga river in Rishikesh. The sun was set...

I remember a time, many years ago, sitting on the banks of the holy Ganga river in Rishikesh. The sun was setting, painting the sky in hues of orange and purple, and the evening aarti had just begun.

The sound of bells, chanting , and the flowing river was all around me.

Yet, in the midst of this beautiful symphony of sound, I experienced a silence so intense it felt like the whole universe had stopped breathing.

It wasn't an absence of sound, but a presence of something deeper, a stillness that permeated everything.