Dusk is my most favourite time of the day. There is something very mystical that becomes unveiled, around this time briefly. It is the time, when often quite suddenly, almost a palpable silence, a mysterious sacred beauty descends all over the body-mind. This silence at dusk, gently percolates the mind and quickly clears away all the thoughts giving way to a sweet stillness.

I am often caught by surprise, when this happens. Sometimes without any warning, even while I am busy with something else, I suddenly notice a stillness percolating with a deepening flavour and choose to either ignore, or allow it to gather all over me.

Even when I do not remember to wait for it, this stillness suddenly descends from all around, and surrounds me like a gentle mist. I recognize with surprise, that it is dusk- that special time, soon after the sunset!

Typically, this silence drips and soaks the body-mind, like a drizzle from mysterious invisible clouds, covering everything in a blanket of gentle serenity. Various sounds of evening fade in this deep mysterious silence, quietly dripping from somewhere beyond the physical world.

The silence thickens with every passing minute, it becomes dense, almost palpable, at a depth where perceptions from all the senses dissolve, into an inner feeling of oneness. It cannot be masked by anything, and yet, cannot adequately be described in words. It can only be welcomed with complete openness, and allowed to descend gently as fog floating over a valley.

When sun has just gone down and darkness gathers around quickly, this peculiar silence signals that night is on its way. When I am available to notice and embrace it with my full attention, it often extends late into the night, lasting long after the sun has already set.

This spontaneous meditation comes to soak the body-mind in this mystical silence, permeating my surroundings with a soothing glow.  A subtle calm, a delicate bliss spreads around, enveloping all senses, reaching inner depths of mind in a way that no thought can explain!

A blanket of peace and contentment stretches with this silence, gently covering and seeping through the body-mind, with an affectionate warmth.

This meditation comes on its own, without any effort. I only need to notice and welcome it. I look forward to submerging in this silence at dusk every evening!