The Human Being’s Main Resource: SILENCE

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A person now has almost none of the essential resources for life left.

They drink dirty water.

Eat contaminated food.

Breathe polluted air...

And now even silence has disappeared.

I spoke about silence here: About the School Store's computer programs — read everything below about headphones.

But today I will also talk about headphones, focusing on an almost free option and on silence.

A multifunctional topic.

I will refer back to it.

For example, in my binaural audio meditations.

So that everything is in one place.

As I already said at the link above, I have good headphones with an external sound card, etc. But I make my programs specifically using inexpensive in-ear headphones.

Why?

Because no matter how much you tell most people about good headphones, they still listen this way.

And in order to make audio meditations for EVERYONE, I listen like most people do, so I KNOW how they hear.

And I came up with an option that I will now share with you: how to turn your ordinary headphones into perfectly good ones.

The most common headphones used by most people look something like this:

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That is, cheap ones costing a couple of dollars.

How can you turn them into headphones with surround sound and excellent noise cancellation?

Don't know?

But I do :)

Go to any store, for example an online marketplace, and buy construction earmuffs.

Also cheap, costing a couple of dollars.

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They reduce noise by up to 40 dB.

Put in your in-ear headphones, start my audio meditation, put these construction earmuffs over them—and suddenly you find yourself in another world.

That is, the outside world disappears.

It is gone.

You can no longer hear it.

What's more, you suddenly discover that the sound has become better!

The bass suddenly appears, and the sound becomes richer...

You can sit wearing only the construction earmuffs.

Meditation works better when you are in silence.

Simply in silence, without music.

Suddenly you begin to hear the inner sounds of your body...

Once I sat underground.

A wonderful place for meditation.

No sounds at all.

But you can hear the sounds of your body.

You did not notice them before. But now you can hear them.

You cannot be healthy and listen to this cacophony of reinforced-concrete screeching at the same time.

The screams of crazy alcoholics in the street, the roar of cars with hideous music blasting from their interiors... or the neighbors' drinking parties...

The human consciousness is programmed to listen to silence and to something pleasant against its background.

Otherwise, the psyche begins to deteriorate.

No matter how much you mutter under your breath, “I love people...,” your psyche will tell the TRUTH.

The psyche needs silence and peace.

You will not deceive it with your muttering.

What I have written here is very useful for people following the path of self-development.

It costs practically nothing.

It is simple and accessible.
 

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It is good to combine achieving a similar state of silence through the practice above with an Anna mask: Developing the Vision of Light

It also costs a couple of dollars.

I have also mentioned this mask elsewhere.

For example, here: Your Yoga. Natural Enlightenment.

Ultimately, you can conduct your own Dark retreat — Wikipedia

I read reviews from people who conducted such a retreat for about four days.

In the overwhelming majority of cases, visions of the subtle world appear around the third or fourth day.

As you can imagine, it is very easy to conduct.

Nothing is required at all.

A mask and headphones—just a couple of dollars.
 

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Great, I didn't even know construction headphones existed), I'll order some for myself, since peace is something we can only dream of. In my "village," construction never ends; they've already cut down the forest outside my window. There's such intense activity day and night—cars, people... and I specifically moved farther away from the city center, hoping for peace and fresh air :rolleyes:
 

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I completely understand you—I didn't know about noise-canceling (construction) headphones either🤝 Although, when you think about it, it makes sense that they should exist—humanity must have invented something to deal with noise, right? But for some reason, I thought only earplugs existed😊

I was so happy to discover that there are headphones "for silence"—an essential thing for life in a metropolis! I immediately went to order some from online marketplaces:) Unfortunately, my first attempt was unsuccessful—the size was smaller than I expected, and the frame was too rigid, pressing against my head. You can barely hear the noise through them at the pickup point, while human speech comes through clearly. A song was playing at the pickup point: I could hear the singer's words but not the melody—quite amusing☺

I returned them. I ordered two other options and will see which ones fit better. Everything needs to be checked and tried on! 🙏
 

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I’ll continue a little:

When I bought my construction earmuffs, I almost immediately took them completely apart.

Basically, there is dense foam rubber inside.

And they are all similar in that respect.

The main thing to consider when buying them is the ear cushions.

I actually talked about them quite recently in About the School Store’s computer programs

They should definitely be made of synthetic leather.

No fabric, corduroy, and so on.

When you put them on, you should feel slight pressure on your eardrums.

That means everything is OK.

If you don’t feel it, then you have put them on incorrectly.

That can happen too.

In other words, there should be no gaps.

There may also be no visible gaps, but the fit may be very loose somewhere; that also reduces the effectiveness of these earmuffs.

They should fit snugly and evenly against your head everywhere.

That is why manufacturers often make them press excessively hard on the ears.

So that they fit better.

But if you find the right position for your ears, where they fit snugly, you can loosen them without losing sound insulation.

I found such a position for mine.

I also shave my head, so no hair gets into the area where they fit against the head.

And as I just told you, hair is exactly the same kind of element as fabric or corduroy—it interferes with sound insulation and with the effect I mentioned: the slight pressure of air on the eardrum.

Nothing on my earmuffs could be adjusted, so I held the plastic headband over a candle; it heated up, became softer, and I bent it outward slightly. Now they do not press too hard, and everything is OK.

Ideally, the ears themselves should be completely inside the ear cushions. In other words, they should not overlap them, but rather be completely surrounded by them.
 

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Yesterday I received my headphones.
As I wrote above, I was choosing between two models. They were definitely better than the previous option, although they were not much more expensive. Despite the pressure on my head, they did not feel too small. Unlike the previous option, the headband to which the ear cups are attached has faux leather with foam rubber on the side that rests against the head, so it is much more comfortable than hard plastic (but then it will not be possible to heat it over a candle and spread it apart, as the Teacher suggested. Therefore, the recommendation to try everything on when receiving and buying them still stands).
I intuitively followed all of the teacher’s recommendations listed above: faux-leather ear cushions, finding the right position for the ears, and making sure that the ears are completely inside (I had no problems with either model; my ears are small, and it somehow never occurred to me that they might not fit :))
I did not know about the hair, though, that’s true. I definitely do not plan to shave my head :giggle: But somehow it happened that I had a neat hairstyle, and my hair did not get into the area where the ear cushions rested. I did notice, however, that earrings get in the way. So unless you wear studs (“simple earrings”), you will have to take them out.

Overall, the pressure on the ears is noticeable, but it is comfortable. The main thing is that there should be no pressure on the head; otherwise, it feels as though it is in a vice, and I had the feeling that after about two hours of wearing them, I would be guaranteed a headache :( With the model I ultimately chose, if I gently move the headphones up and down by the ear cups while they are already on my head, they become comfortable, because the attachment of the cups to the headband is not too tight and adjusted to fit me.

Hooray! Now my life will be much QUIETER :D Thank you for your care, Teacher 🙏☀
 
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Oh, there are so many details. I’ll order five right away then—surely at least one will fit. :)
 

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Let's continue the lessons on Silence :)

I mentioned the Soundcore Sleep earbuds here — Computer programs from the School Store

And as you can see for yourself, I thought about it for a very long time before they ended up in my possession!

But now I use these — Anker Soundcore Sleep A30

The A30 specifically — this is extremely important!

Why did I think about it for so long?

Because I already had the Soundcore Liberty 4 — more about them here — Computer programs from the School Store

And I thought: well, yes, they have their advantages, but it seemed that the Soundcore Liberty 4 were quite enough...

But since I ordered them through Ozon and the price was extremely low on the condition that they would be shipped from China and delivered in a MONTH, I thought: well, all right, I'll buy them.

At the very least, I would study them for those studying at Mahapurna School.

So, listen...

And yes, this is not an advertisement at all; I couldn't care less what you buy for yourself.

I'm reviewing them as an esotericist, from an esoteric perspective, so to speak.

But the fact remains: according to the Ozon card, the discount (I've mentioned it many times already), as well as the long delivery time, is also a discount. If delivery is tomorrow or in a couple of days, the price of the earbuds shoots up by a factor of two!!!

So keep that in mind too.

I wouldn't have bought them at twice the price. So the price influenced me.

You can barely feel them in your ears.

They are the smallest earbuds in the world!

You can genuinely sleep in them and forget about them.

The noise cancellation works slightly differently than in the Soundcore Liberty 4. So I was wrong to doubt them, thinking, why would I need a second pair of earbuds with the same noise cancellation?

But no — they suppress noise differently.

More intelligently, with better ANALYSIS.

I mean this literally: I put the earbuds in my ears, and after 5 seconds they analyze the sounds around me, and a gradual immersion into silence begins.

In other words, they constantly analyze the sounds around you and cancel them out.

They decide for themselves how best to do it.

Therefore, be SURE to select automatic noise cancellation in the settings.

And of course, I listened to music, lectures, audiobooks, and so on with them.

I'll put it this way: they are listenable.

What actually surprised me.

What would I compare them to?

Suppose you are at a concert in a stadium.

And you are very far from the stage. Literally at the very back.

That is how the music sounds in them. As though it were far away, with the high frequencies somehow not reaching you.

Audiobooks and lectures sound pleasant.

I would even say they have an even stronger sleep-inducing effect :)

These earbuds lull you to sleep by themselves, with their gentle sound.

Personally, I thought the sound would be like that of BAD and CHEAP earbuds. You know, the kind they hand out on excursions for 200 rubles.

NO!

That is not the case.

The sound is not like that here.

It is gentle, enveloping, and sleep-inducing.

As though someone were reading you a fairy tale while you were under a blanket. Yes, just like in childhood.


Key points:

unnoticeable
lightweight
barely noticeable in your ears
do not protrude from your ears
good sound for relaxation, for those who like it (if you are not some kind of audiophile)
long battery life

You will have to delve into the program's settings. It is essential! In other words, these are not earbuds that you simply buy and put in your ears...

NO!

They need to be configured. The program is downloaded to your phone, and the settings are there.

It even includes music with binaural beats by default. In other words, binaural beats are officially used. This only further confirms that, for example, I have been making this kind of music for about 15 years — it is a valid scientific and effective approach.

But I don't use their sounds. I simply turn on noise cancellation and enjoy the silence.

How different is this design from what I teach you about in this topic?

In this topic, I write more about mechanics.

These earbuds, on the other hand, are an intelligent electronic mechanism for suppressing sounds.

That is a BIG difference.

Mechanics do not require batteries!

And mechanics have many advantages of their own.

More about that in the next lesson, over the coming days...
 

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Many thanks for this introductory lesson. 🙏
Even someone like me, who understands nothing about modern technology, found it accessible and easy to understand. 🙏🙏🙏
 

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Listen, this is actually right up my alley. I love sleeping with the window open, but I have a road outside my windows, and the constant noise keeps waking me up. I had never even thought about headphones like these until you told us about them.🙂
I have large noise-cancelling headphones, but they’re terribly uncomfortable to sleep in—both my ears and my head hurt afterward. Especially since I currently wear headphones for 8–9 hours a day for work, I’ve been wanting an option that you don’t feel on your ears at all.
 

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Namaste, everyone!
I’d like to share my experience using noise-reducing (construction) earmuffs. This is the very mechanical method the Teacher described above, and it doesn’t require batteries or charging.

As it happened, when I bought the earmuffs, all my relatives collectively left for their country house, and the house finally became quiet even without the earmuffs😄
So I didn’t use my purchase for a while.

But the other day I went to visit a relative in another city. I wisely took the earmuffs with me because I knew that this relative liked leaving the TV on in every room😣 That’s when the earmuffs really came in handy! I had never felt so quiet and comfortable in her apartment before:) The only thing was that at first I felt somewhat uneasy: it turned out I was used to orienting myself by the sounds around me, even when my ears were plugged with ordinary headphones playing music or an audiobook. Now it seemed to me that my relative might say something important and I wouldn’t hear her, and she might take offense; or something might fall and I wouldn’t hear it or come to help... And here I could barely even hear my own voice, and my ears felt as though they were in a bunker. Fortunately, I quickly recognized this completely unfounded anxiety in myself (apparently, this was the self-preservation instinct kicking in—the one people once relied on hearing for survival), consciously removed the anxious feeling, and nothing else prevented me from creating comfortable living conditions for myself.

I also immediately got to use the Teacher’s method for improving the sound in ordinary wireless earbuds that fit inside the ears. Mine aren’t the cheapest, but they aren’t among the latest models either. In short, I put the noise-reducing earmuffs over the wireless earbuds and listened to the “Activation of the Gods’ DNA” program through them. Although I had listened to this program normally for many days before, and had been quite satisfied with the sound quality, this time everything was perceived more deeply and pervasively... The immersion effect was much stronger! I really loved it😍
By the way, the earmuffs turned out to work in both directions, so to speak. While I was listening to the program, my mother called. I answered, said hello, and my mother immediately asked:
- Where are you? I can barely hear you. Are you sitting in a closet or something?
- Almost. I’m coming out of the “closet” now—I laughed and took off the noise-reducing earmuffs:
- How about now? Can you hear me?
- Now I can. What did you do?
I had to explain:)

All in all, I’m very happy with my purchase and would like to thank the Teacher once again😇🙏
 

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even in the photo they look like a gift from some alien civilization. The sound really is unusual and soft. I had always wanted to fall asleep with some kind of program or meditation, but my previous earbuds somehow never provided complete comfort while sleeping. These are small and sink completely into the ear, so they meet my needs. Thanks to Ozon’s installment plan and ordering from China, the price is quite reasonable. Om Shanti, thank you for another tip about a quality product 🙏
 

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I’m glad that my knowledge and experience are helping you.

And not only in the field of esotericism.

Continuing:

Anker Soundcore Sleep A30

The main goal was complete silence.

So, as you know, I tried:

Anker Soundcore Sleep A30
DT 770 Pro 80 ohms
Construction earmuffs

But if the noise is loud, you can still hear it.

This simply didn’t provide absolute silence.

And of course, I came to the conclusion that they need to be combined.

Naturally, it would have been convenient to combine what I already had:

Anker Soundcore Sleep A30
DT 770 Pro 80 ohms

That is, I turn on active noise cancellation in the
Anker Soundcore Sleep A30
and put the
DT 770 Pro 80 ohms
on top.
And you might think—there it is! Silence should follow :)

But no.

Close, but still not it.

Yes, of course, if you play audio through the
Anker Soundcore Sleep A30,
that solves the problem.

But the goal is silence.

And the only thing that provided silence was:

Anker Soundcore Sleep A30
and construction earmuffs.


Even some kind of thunder outside, drilling, the stomping of mammoths...—none of it can be heard anymore.

Not at all.
 

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The Silence the Brain Needs
Modern people almost never experience true silence. Music, television, phones, conversations, traffic noise, and notifications accompany us from morning until evening. Even when we rest, the brain continues to receive and process auditory information.

Silence gives it a rare opportunity to switch from the outside world to inner work.

When the surroundings become quiet, the so-called default mode network of the brain becomes more active. It is involved in processing past experiences, organizing memories, making sense of emotions, self-perception, and planning for the future. It is during these moments that the brain seems to sort the information accumulated throughout the day into its proper places.

Therefore, silence is not emptiness or inactivity. Outwardly, a person may simply be sitting calmly, but important work continues inside: impressions are integrated, unfinished thoughts are completed, emotional tension subsides, and a sense of clarity emerges.

Constant noise, by contrast, forces the auditory system to work continuously. Even if we are accustomed to street sounds, television, or background music and have stopped noticing them, the brain continues to react to them. Prolonged exposure to noise can sustain the stress response, increase fatigue, interfere with concentration, and reduce sleep quality.

Research also shows that short periods of silence can calm the cardiovascular system more deeply than relaxing music. Even pleasant music remains a stimulus that must be analyzed, whereas silence genuinely reduces the workload.

It is helpful to set aside at least 15–20 minutes each day without a phone, music, podcasts, or television. There is no need to meditate deliberately, control your thoughts, or strive for a special state. It is enough to sit comfortably and allow yourself to do nothing. Thoughts may come and go—the brain itself will choose what inner work it needs to carry out.

At first, silence may seem unfamiliar and even unsettling. This does not indicate that it is harmful, but rather how strongly we have become accustomed to constant stimulation. Gradually, silence begins to be perceived not as emptiness, but as a space in which attention, inner balance, and the ability to hear oneself are restored.

Sleep restores the brain at night. Silence helps it recover while we are awake. One does not replace the other.

Sometimes the best rest for the brain is not new music, an interesting video, or even useful information. Sometimes it needs us to finally stop loading anything else into it.
 

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Namaste! Teacher, you write about this so beautifully. It really resonates with my soul. And now I understand what silence is—and I enjoy it. While reading your article, a picture suddenly came to mind of me cleaning the house with music playing at full volume. That was many years ago. And silence really used to make me tense, so I tried to fill it with something—sometimes music, sometimes conversations. But now I simply love spending time in silence. There is no such thing as perfect silence; you are right about that. I live in the city, and my house is not far from the road. I have simply grown used to the sound of cars. At night, jackals howl. Even though I live in a large city, there is a ravine with trees and other vegetation near the house. There was a fire outside the city, and there had been a protected animal area there. So the animals scattered and multiplied. Wild boars were captured for several years, but the jackals remained. In one of your earlier messages I saw headphones that block out sound, and I have a pair left by my son—he moved away, but they are still here))). I will try sitting with them this evening. Thank you, Om Shanti, for such important topics for us.
 

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Namaste. Thank you, Om Shanti, for your explanation of silence. That is exactly how it is. I often immerse myself in silence. This silence creates a certain state. I don't need anyone. I remain alone with myself. My thoughts do not race around; I am calm. I am present here and now.
It is July in the courtyard. Cicadas shriek all day long. Loudly. I have to close the balcony. I love spending time in silence. Simply without anything. It is peace, grace, and a connection with the Higher.
 
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