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The song “The Sound of Silence” by Simon and Garfunkel is actually about people’s inability to communicate with each other.

What Master Zen is talking about here on the other hand, is the beauty of silence – perhaps you have experienced it out in nature, or in silent contemplation without too many noisy thoughts inside your head. Silent, deep sleep without any dreams can be also be beautiful, waking up fully rested. And we have all experienced “The Monkey Brain”, or “Monkey Mind” while lying in bed trying to go to sleep – when The Monkey is jumping from one thought to another, preventing you from going to sleep. Or you wake up in the middle of the night, and can’t go back to sleep because of the screaming Monkey inside your head. Waking up on those mornings, when the alarm goes off, is not so much fun. The day at work can be hell, or at least not so productive.

So, try to notice the silence when you can, and enjoy it. Try to find some time to bring silence into your mind as well – it will help control Monkey Brain, and you will become more like Master Zen.