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It touched the soul of many who attended. The Group was Silence is Creator of a religion
asked to listen noise while they were requested to extend
their imagination to move beyond the physical body. It was Silence is creator of religion but it may lose its own value of
step by step, rhythmic and cogent move to reconnect with sensing its own impact. If doer does not take stock of its deeds
universe in one’s silence. One of them wrote a powerful - deeds alone would not measure its outcome. Silence enables
quote from Bible of Humanityout of his experience after the me to act like an effective watch-man of my own treasure
session was over; Michelet Jules “Bible of Humanity” within. Let us ask therefore, I told, “Am I the creator of the
1877TransVincenozo Calfa. New York, J W Bouton. religion that bind people together in different bundles or am I
piece of skeleton with flesh and blood bundled together -
“What a happy age of ours! The soul of the earth is unwilling and helpless to move out of the bundle to serve the
harmonized by telegraph lines united in its present…though humanity. Can I extend my reach and connect to world within—
the lines of history and its comparison of different eras, it the subconscious self. Yes I can if I listen to its inner noise.”
offers a sense of praternal past.” He shared that experience Silence offers the power of stillness in quest of being.
of listening our own voice had offered the joy of knowing We fully agree that convergence of self -exploration process
that soul has lived in the same spirit. I am a Christian by may reach the doorstep of spirituality. Meaning of self-
birth but I strongly believe that religion is comprised within exploration, on a pure rudimentary basis sets a person towards
realm of spiritual activity but; spiritual activity is not inward looking. Thus ability of a person to live with oneself in
contained within religion”, he added. the moments of group silence brings new insights of self. Most
of the poetic insights like the one below has opened new
I am aware of several of my colleagues in ISABS whose dimensions of self with all authenticity during our small group
ability to convert silence into powerful learning insights processwork.
have been remarkable. Example of Late Dharni and Sujits’ Indian Society for Applied Behavioral Science(ISABS) is strongly
style of intervention during silence have been classical focused on small group process work. Its recent publication
model for many. Sujit Bhatacharjee’s ability to live with (Rhythms and Rhymes isabs 2004 op cit)as compilation of
groups’ silence and move within everyone during that poetic insights of several learners has touched the soul of the
process with remarkable level of empathy and author in taking out this piece..
connectivity was an incredible power that he possessed.
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