Silence and seclusion help quiet the mind.

 

If you want to increase the power of concentration within yourself, first decrease your talk. When you speak less, you can see the nature of your mind. When you speak, you don’t know how the mind is running and restless. When you don’t talk, you can easily see the restlessness of the mind. Silence increases the power of concentration. If you want to deeper your meditation, observe silence a little longer. Silence and seclusion help quiet the mind.

Paramahamsa Prajñanananda