SILENCE IS THE KEY

For those of us who seek, the value of an unquiet mind is this: We are  required by its very demands to think that unquietness through.

The kicker is that "through" means to surrender...think it through unto surrender. It does not mean until we've figured it out. By the very process of analyzing, we come out more convinced than ever that we were right to begin with. And the unquiet continues its painful ride.

To try to still the unquiet without surrender is to nurture that unquiet...and thus it becomes our perceived reality. What we suspected, dreaded, just knew is now "real," and that reality becomes our god. And we live in that unquiet mind...with the added spurs of guilt because we "can't help it."

The hardest part of the whole process is accepting the fact that our reasoning mind is clueless as to the perfect outcome. We have conditioned our mind to believe it has, or should have, the right answer and to seek help is be a loser.

It is the beginning of spiritual growth when we realize that the word "help" is of God. It is a complete thought...sentence...paragraph, and silence is its key.

There is no ego gold in spiritual growth. Like charity, spiritual growth is its own reward...and, again, silence is its key.

Thank you.