Periyava Golden Quotes

Periyava Golden Quotes-1017

Mounam (Silence) is a Brahma Vidya, having been described as the boundary of Gnana (Mounam Enbadhu Gnana Varambu). Being born in this world, it is not only necessary to learn whatever is needed to be learnt, but also to know about remaining absolutely silent, without doing, saying or thinking anything. Thinking and speaking as prompted by the mind will only make us regret not having attained the goal of this life. That is the reason I felt and told that even knowing about this control of mind (even if it may not followed immediately) and observation of silence is a lesson (Vidhya Labham) for everyone. – Jagadguru Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swamigal

Periyava Golden Quotes-1018

I have also learnt a lesson after coming to Madras. I have learnt that the comforting peace that arises out of silence is eternal. It is said that it enables one to remain happy even in the midst of sufferings. It is not possible to completely avoid sufferings. Such sufferings help us in getting rid of our Karmic burden. But that suffering should not be felt as suffering. My Madras visit has enabled me to realize this through one instance. All of you wait here for hours together, with lot of difficulties, to witness the Puja. When you start witnessing the Puja, you forget all the difficulties and start singing bhajans happily. You also feel that it will help others too. But a few people thought a lot of sound is created during these bhajans and results in distraction. So they started hanging placards, asking people to remain silent. I instructed them not to do so. Do you know the reason? I felt that I had got an opportunity to learn a lesson and clear the test and that I should not miss the same. Now, by the grace of Eswara, I have learnt to perform my puja whatever may be the level of sound around me.

But, today, I did not talk about silence in order to for me to do my puja comfortably. I wanted you also to derive benefits from the practice of silence. I thought it will be correct and reciprocal now to ask you to pray quietly during the hours of worship when all these days I have participated in all the singing and talking. I felt that you should at least partially realize the happiness of keeping quiet. – Jagadguru Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swamigal