The Silence That Was Always There

The Silence That Was Always There

Silence doesn’t arrive; it is never absent. It is not something you create but something you finally notice when the noise settles.

Your awareness is the same. It is not something you “practice” or “strengthen”—it is the constant, unshakable backdrop behind everything you experience.

But most of the time, your attention is tangled in thoughts—like a river caught in endless movement, never realizing the sky above it has never changed.

You chase thoughts, believing they define you. You react to them, let them dictate your emotions, and follow their stories without question. But pause for a moment. Look directly at what is happening.

Who Sees the Thoughts?

• The thoughts come and go, but you remain.

• If you can observe your thoughts, you cannot be them.

• If thoughts are like clouds drifting across the sky, you are the sky—vast, unbothered, untouched by passing storms.

💡 Realization: No cloud can ever stain the sky. No thought can ever define you.

Shifting From Thought to Awareness

This silence was always here.

You were just too distracted to notice.

And when you do notice—really notice—everything shifts.

• Thoughts lose their weight.

• The mind still moves, but you are no longer lost in it.

• You are the awareness in which all of it appears.

Nothing can disturb what you truly are.

A Simple Practice

Right now, watch a thought rise.

• Instead of grabbing it, ask: Who is watching?

• Let that question settle.

• Notice the space from which all thoughts appear and disappear.

That’s where the real answer lies.