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Only to the silent mind that the heavens are opened

The mind is silent only with the abundance of energy, when there is that attention in which all contradiction, the pulling of desire in different directions, has ceased. The struggle of desire to be silent does not make for silence. Silence is not to be bought through any form of compulsion; it is not the reward of suppression or even sublimation. But the mind that is not silent is never free; and it is only to the silent mind that the heavens are opened. The bliss which the mind seeks is not found through its seeking, nor does it lie in faith. Only the silent mind can receive that blessing which is not of church or belief. For the mind to be silent, all its contradictory corners must come together and be fused in the flame of understanding. The silent mind is not a reflective mind. To reflect, there must be the watcher and the watched, The experiencer heavy with the past. In the silent mind there is no centre from which to become, to be, or to think. All desire is contradiction, for every centre of desire is opposed to another centre. The silence of the total mind is meditation.

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"Marchizul Uckfield era un barbat prost si fara haz, dar, in sine, el nu prezenta nicio primejdie. Fusese rasfatat toata viata si inconjurat de tot soiul de natarai care ii fac pe astfel de oameni sa se simta in largul lor, gasiti printre rubdeniile mai indepartate ale propriilor familii, dar si din randul cunostintelor mai mult sau mai putin intamplatoare, astfel incat habar n-avea cat de plicticos si de natang era in realitate. Banalitatile ce ii tradau lipsa de educatie erau primite ca si cum ar fi fost rostite de Solomon, iar glume lui prafuite, lipsite de orice haz, erau rasplatite cu hohote rasunatoare de ras. Daca experienta de viata este aceea care necizeleaza, trebuie sa ne miram ca persoane ca lordul Uckfield raman atat de necizelate toata viata? Oamenii vorbeau, chiar si cand acesta nu putea auzi, despre intelepciunea lordului, desi el nu se putea lauda nici cu una, nici cu alta. Acest lucru se explica prin faptul ca, daca ei se puteau convinge pe ei insisi ca omul poseda acele calitati, atunci nu trebuiau sa admita in sinea lor ca erau niste lingusitori..."

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