Can the mind become quiet? I don’t know what you are going to do about it when you see the problem, when you see the necessity, the truth of having this delicate, subtle mind, which is absolutely quiet. How is it to happen? This is the problem of meditation, because only such a mind is a religious mind. It is only such a mind that sees the whole of life as a unit, as a unitary movement, not fragmented. Therefore, such a mind acts totally, not fragmentarily, because it acts out of complete stillness. The foundation is a life of complete relationship, a life that is orderly and therefore virtuous, a life that is extraordinarily simple inwardly, and therefore totally austere – the austerity of deep simplicity, which means that the mind is not in conflict. When you have laid that foundation, easily, without any effort, you see the truth of it. Therefore, it is the perception of ‘what is’ that brings about a radical change. It is only the still mind that understands that in a quiet mind there is a movement that is totally different, that is of a different dimension, of a different quality.

From The Awakening of Intelligence

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#Day70 of #100HappyDays / #365HappyDays : my last day in #Sicily, and also my birthday. Home tomorrow.