How to experience Silence or Nothingness?

Q) Silence or Nothingness can be experienced only when the mind chatter stops.

Ans.) To stop or subside the mind chatter, one has to de-focus from everything that is external and internal also. The mind has to be de-focused from every noise whether it is external or internal. In fact, all noise arises from within. The attachment towards a thought transforms to noise. And, every noise is a disturbance and takes us away or deviates us from Silence.

How Truth has to be perceived?

Q) How Truth has to be perceived or experienced?

Ans.) Truth can neither be perceived experienced by the help of the mind nor by the help of any technique. It can be felt and experienced only in Silence / Stillness.

All techniques are provided to slow down the wavering mind. Every breathing technique will direct the mind in a particular pattern so that it stops wavering and settles down slowly. Once the mind slows down, then slowly the individual will get the sense of stillness and once the absolute Stillness is reached, then the Truth is seen.

One has to remember that the Stillness/Silence cannot be created. Because, anything that we create will disappear after some time. Truth is beyond creation. From Truth, everything is created. Truth is beyond all concepts, beyond everything, every phenomenon.

Shanti mantra

शान्ति मन्त्र

śānti mantra

ॐ भद्रं कर्णेभिः शृणुयाम देवाः।

भद्रं पश्येमाक्षभिर्यजत्राः।

स्थिरैरङ्गैस्तुष्टुवागँसस्तनूभिः।

व्यशेम देवहितं यदायुः।

स्वस्ति न इन्द्रो वृद्धश्रवाः।

स्वस्ति नः पूषा विश्ववेदाः।

स्वस्ति नस्तार्क्ष्यो अरिष्टनेमिः।

स्वस्ति नो बृहस्पतिर्दधातु॥

ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः॥

ఓం భద్రం కర్ణేభిః శృణుయామ దేవాః।
భద్రం పశ్యేమాక్షభిర్యజత్రాః।
స్థిరైరఙ్గైస్తుష్టువాగఁసస్తనూభిః।
వ్యశేమ దేవహితం యదాయుః।
స్వస్తి న ఇన్ద్రో వృద్ధశ్రవాః।
స్వస్తి నః పూషా విశ్వవేదాః।
స్వస్తి నస్తార్క్ష్యో అరిష్టనేమిః।
స్వస్తి నో బృహస్పతిర్దధాతు॥
ఓం శాన్తిః శాన్తిః శాన్తిః॥

om bhadraṁ karṇebhiḥ śṛṇuyāma devāḥ |

bhadraṁ paśyemākṣabhiryajatrāḥ |

sthirairaṅgaistuṣṭuvāgaँ sastanūbhiḥ |

vyaśema devahitaṁ yadāayuḥ |

svasti na indro vṛddhaśravāḥ |

svasti naḥ pūṣā viśvavedāḥ |

svasti nastārkṣyo ariṣṭanemiḥ |

svasti no bṛhaspatirdadhātu ||
om śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||

Om, May we hear Auspicious with our ears, Oh Gods

May we see Auspicious With our eyes, Oh holy ones worthy of Worship

May we live a life of satisfaction with strong organs and Healthy body

May we Praise the Lord during the life span given to us by the (Demi) Gods

May God Indra of Great fame bless us

May the Omniscient Pūṣā bless us

May the Protector Garuda bless us
May Lord Brihaspati protect us

Om, Peace, Peace, Peace

ॐ  ॐ  ॐ ॐ  ॐ  ॐ ॐ  ॐ  ॐ ॐ  ॐ  ॐ ॐ  ॐ  ॐ ॐ  ॐ  ॐ 

सहनाववतु सहनौभुनक्तु 

सहवीर्यं करवावहै 

तेजस्विनावधीतमस्तु 

माविद्विशावहै 

ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः

sahanāvavatu sahanaubhunaktu 
sahavīryaṃ karavāvahai 
tejasvināvadhītamastu 
māvidviśāvahai 
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ

సహనావవతు సహనౌభునక్తు 
సహవీర్యం కరవావహై 
తేజస్వినావధీతమస్తు 
మావిద్విశావహై 
ఓం శాన్తిః శాన్తిః శాన్తిః

Let us be together, Let us eat together

Let us produce energy together

Let there be no limit to our energies

Let there be no ill feeling among us

AUM Peace Peace Peace

ॐ  ॐ  ॐ ॐ  ॐ  ॐ ॐ  ॐ  ॐ ॐ  ॐ  ॐ ॐ  ॐ  ॐ ॐ  ॐ  ॐ 

असतो मा सद्गमय 

तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय 

मृत्योर्मा अमृतङ्गमय

ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः 

asato mā sadgamaya 
tamaso mā jyotirgamaya 
mṛtyormā amṛtaṅgamaya
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ

అసతో మా సద్గమయ 
తమసో మా జ్యోతిర్గమయ 
మృత్యోర్మా అమృతఙ్గమయ
ఓం శాన్తిః శాన్తిః శాన్తిః 

May I be led

From untruth to Truth

From darkness to Light

(From ignorance/sleep to enlightenment/awakening)

From mortality to Immortality

AUM Peace Peace Peace