How Can I Be Truly Benevolent?

To plant seeds of benevolence means that I plant seeds of pure compassion and love in the world. It means that, from my heart, I truly want to reach out and uplift the world around me.

True benevolence cannot be contrived. It comes from one place: when the heart is clean, when the mind is quiet, and when we can drop our stories and dramas. When we are in the pure energy of the soul, we will hear two things. One is the sound of peace within and the beauty of the world. The other is the sound of sorrow that exists in the world.

Our ability to hear the pain and respond to it, as a mother would respond to a crying child, becomes enhanced by silence. To be benevolent, I have to learn to be silent.

Take a moment now and just let everything go. Let your stories go. Let the drama go. Visualize yourself on a beautiful mountain, high, high above the world, in a place of pristine and pure silence, where you can feel that great, quiet mystery of the world.

Breathe silence in until it infuses every cell, every part of your being. Allow the stillness to massage your being until you feel completely relaxed.

Now, prepare yourself to plant this silence in the world through your mind. Imagine that above you, there is a divine, pure, and beautiful light—the light of the Supreme Energy. Feel this light as it cascades down upon the world below you. Feel this light as it pours like a waterfall, washing away the worries of the world, cleansing every mind, and refreshing every heart.

Visualize this healing light pouring over the entire world, soothing hearts, soothing fears, healing the elements, and nurturing every mind, so that the whole world feels a sense of connection. Imagine that the whole world somehow senses that they are not alone, but are infinitely connected to an abundant source of light and love.

If I truly want to be benevolent, I have to learn the art of silence and create these small moments in which I drop my story and send peaceful, pure energy to the world around me.

I can do this while I am with friends and family. I can do this while going about my daily chores and duties. All I have to do is drop my story, be still, and send the world the energy of pure peace and love.

This practice can do wonders.