Silence ? and Buddha in Nepal is begging

si·lence (slns)

noun

1. The condition or quality of being or keeping still and silent.

2. The absence of sound; stillness.

3. A period of time without speech or noise.

4. Refusal or failure to speak out.

 

v.tr.si·lenced, si·lenc·ing, si·lenc·es

1. To make silent or bring to silence: silenced the crowd with a gesture.

2. To curtail the expression of; suppress: silencing all criticism; silenced their opponents.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin silentium, from silns, silent-, present participle of silre, to be silent.]

 

The word "silence" has multi dimenstional meaning. In philosophical term, the word "silence" in awakened mind reflects a higher state of mind. However, when we use the same word in its verb form, then it can have a powerful meaning in its negative form. Like " to curtail the expression of; suppress: silencing all criticism; silence opposition", this can be either through the use of state mechanism (policing - hook and crook !!) or even without use of state force, "can it be just by neglect / avoidance or double standard or double talk", which we can see in the case of recent Kakre Bihar incident in Surkhet and " Lord Budhha was born in Nepal" kind of double standard double speak by some element of our society. I finding this trend in Nepal mischivious and like an act of proverbial "sly fox". By the way, who is that fox, this we have to figure out and act on it, through an academic exercise and through non violence means of dialogue.

 

Listen to this dialogue: Himalayan Talk with Dr. Kavita Ram Shrestha in London about new Zee TV Serial - "The Buddha" and his birth place controversy. He is very critical of Nepal Government's indifference towards, Lumbini, the birth place of the Buddha.