--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I have always had the capacity to go…" description: "\"“I have always had the capacity to go within myself and to discover the silence within, the inner meditative quality, the inner source of love and trut..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a0/swami-dhyan-giten-2923_aloneness_i-have-always-had-the-capacity-to-go-wit_930640.jpg" --- # I have always had the capacity to go within myself and to… ![“I have always had the capacity to go within myself and to discover the silence within, the inner meditative quality, the inner source of love and truth – the inner language of silence. Now I also notice that this silence is going deeper, and that I go beyond the ego and disappear into the silence…” quote by Swami Dhyan Giten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a0/swami-dhyan-giten-2923_aloneness_i-have-always-had-the-capacity-to-go-wit_930640.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a0/swami-dhyan-giten-2923_aloneness_i-have-always-had-the-capacity-to-go-wit_930640.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a0/swami-dhyan-giten-2923_aloneness_i-have-always-had-the-capacity-to-go-wit_930640.jpg) > ““I have always had the capacity to go within myself and to discover the silence within, the inner meditative quality, the inner source of love and truth – the inner language of silence. Now I also notice that this silence is going deeper, and that I go beyond the ego and disappear into the silence. First this brought up fear, but now I am enjoying this meditation of disappering into the silence and to be nobody. I have started experimenting with this phenomenon to understand how to consciously go beyond the ego: yesterday when I took a cofee at a restaurant, I consciously turned my attention within and disappeared into the silence, which was like finding an inner source of bliss. In aloneness, I experiment with being consciously alone as a door to be egoless. In conscious aloneness, the ego can not function. In aloneness, your are not. When I am walking, I consciously experiment with being with Existence without having the mind constantly commenting. I try to just be wordlessly with the people and situations that I meet on my walk. When I can just be with Existence, it opens the door to be one with the Whole.”” [Swami Dhyan Giten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-dhyan-giten/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. He describes deepening inner silence, moving beyond ego to experience unity with existence, using everyday moments as practice. **In simple terms:** Finding quiet inside to feel connected to all. Key Takeaway Cultivate inner silence to transcend ego. Themes meditation ego transcendence inner peace Mood calm reflective Type philosophical inspirational When to use this quote - daily activities - walking - coffee break Key Concepts mindfulness spirituality non-duality Questions to Reflect On - How can you integrate silence into routine? - What fears arise when ego fades? 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