Stillness is the soil of progress | The Being Practice — Day 6 #Shorts

14 Jul 2026 · 0 min
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In this brief YouTube short, Poonacha Machaiah reflects on the misconception that constant activity equals progress. He argues that stillness is not a lack of advancement but the fertile soil from which progress grows. By contrasting human capacity for stillness with machines that can only wait for input, he emphasizes that embracing stillness allows us to remain fully human. He invites listeners to sit in silence for two minutes without trying to solve anything, positioning stillness as a deliberate strategy for personal growth and humanity.

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