NIVARTHI The Art of Sacred Living

The Inner Sanctuary

The gift of silence.

Attention, rest and the space between thoughts.

Through steady practice and gentle letting go, the mind is held.

अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते

abhyāsena tu kaunteya vairāgyeṇa ca gṛhyate

Bhagavad Gītā 6.35

Mauna: the practice of silence.

Not empty, but open.

Not absence, but presence.

What research shows

  • Structured meditation programmes showed moderate benefits for anxiety, low mood and pain.

    Goyal et al. (2014), JAMA Internal Medicine 174(3), 357–368 · 47 trials

Ways into silence

  • Two minutes of breathing, eyes closed.
  • A walk without the phone.
  • Japa: one name, one bead, one breath.
  • A silent meal, once a week.