stillness

Can Everyone Benefit From This Silence?

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From: Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi, Talk 569.
Question: Can everyone benefit from this silence?

Bhagavan:
Silence is the true upadesa. (Teaching)
It is the perfect upadesa.
It is suited only for the most advanced seeker.
The others are unable to draw full inspiration from it.
Therefore they require words to explain the Truth.
But Truth is beyond words.
It does not admit of explanation.
All that is possible to do
is only to indicate It.
How is that to be done?

In this meditative Satsang talk by Tom, he gently guides us with words, presence and silence towards meeting and imbibing Ramana’s highest teaching.

This video was recorded live during a Satsang meeting with Tom Das on November 27, 2025 and put together by volunteers. To download full unedited satsang recordings see here: https://payhip.com/tomdas

Can the mind or thoughts be controlled? Bhagavad Gita | Advaita Vedanta

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Many say that (1) the mind (ie. thoughts) cannot be controlled and (2) the mind need not be controlled for liberation to result. Here is what is written in the Bhagavad Gita, chapter 6, verses 35 and 36:

Arjuna: The mind is very restless, turbulent, strong and obstinate, O Krishna. It appears to me that it is more difficult to control than the wind.

Lord Krishna said: O mighty-armed son of Kunti, what you say is correct; the mind is indeed very difficult to restrain. But by practice and detachment, it can be controlled.

Note the teaching here is clear – the mind can be controlled. Just practice is required. To find out more, please read Chapter 6 of the Bhagavad Gita which explains the meaning of ‘controlling the mind’, the method of doing so, and the result (Moksha)

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