Quiet? Nice but almost impossible thing: cars, humans, dogs, children, sirens, bombs… All produce an enormous amount of noise.
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ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml 20 hours ago
It’s good to enjoy quiet and not be constantly surrounding yourself with noise. It’s an important skill to be able to sit in silence and not rely on external stimulation to feel okay.
You’re probably not a buddhist, but the buddha warned about this like 2300 years ago. He said that “going to festivals” (they didn’t have recorded music back then of course, so that’swhere you heard it) and hearing the music is nice and enjoyable, but doing it too much would prevent you from spiritual development & mindfulness. Monks were even forbidden from singing, dancing, etc. and laypeople were just encouraged to stay mindful of their consumption.
Lembot_0005@lemy.lol 20 hours ago
ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml 19 hours ago
That’s true. But finding inner quiet is an even more necessary skill in those situations. But, I’m autistic, so I totally get if the stimulation is just too much. Though I went through a lot of discomfort to be okay in environments like that.
LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 hours ago
Yeah sure, and I do have that skill, and it did take some time to develop it when I was growing up as my parents never ever turned the TV off, but obviously I’d prefer not to have to use it. What I don’t understand is why someone would do it by choice.
ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml 16 hours ago
It stops taking as much effort eventually. Then you can tune out the noise and think about stuff. Or it never does because everyone is different, I guess, but then you just do what you have to do.
LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 hours ago
Fair enough.