I have you on automatic upvote, so I’ll often give your post an upvote days before actually seeing it. (Actually you’ve been postin a lot less recently; I hope it’s because life is just too juicy for being online.)
It’s interesting that just last night I was listening to Adyashanti quote Ramana that those who can learn by listening to the silence should. For everyone else they can study the worship of deities and such.
I made a commitment to myself then that I would spend more time each day just listening. I already do that a lot, as I’m not one for background sounds like radio/TV. But I mean really just sitting an consciously listening to the natural sounds of life living itself all around me.
Great to read your post and tell me what you’re up to sometime.
Oh, thank you so much for your upvotes and the trust in my posts! ❤️
What service do you use for the automatic upvotes? I think, I should use this too!
Well, actually I stick to my routine to only write something, when I really have something of value to say. The rest of the time, I stay in beautiful silence. 😀
I have some article ideas in the silent back of my mind though. They are sitting there like seeds and I wait until they have grown enough to present them to the audience. 😀
Yes, listening is a spiritual discipline on its own. I love to listen - always more than talking. Distractions like TV etc. are very seldom on here - I only watch things in a very focused way and on purpose.
What really enhanced my experience of peace hugely was my decision about 2 years ago, too not watch, listen or read to any news - incl. the internet.
The world could literally be wiped out by an astroid and I'd be the last to notice!
The really good thing with this is, that I didn't miss anything of value and I gained so much more peace. (Ok, maybe I missed the one or other war somewhere, but since I'm no soldier, I couldn't have done anything anyway...)
Thank you @indigoocean for taking the time to read - and please tell me about the automatic upvotes (I have seen this feature somewhere, but forgot where..) - I have some people I'd like to support this way too - and of course, you are one of them! ❤️
There are a couple of services you can use for the upvotes. I use both https://steemauto.com/ and https://steemvoter.com
The latter I started using first, and it is the simplest. The former includes a feature for scheduling posts that I haven’t used yet but find intriguing.
You may find that particularly useful if your inspiration to write comes in batches.
Thank you and done! 🙏