Guest guest Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 4. Is the state of ‘being still’ a state involving effort or effortless? It is not an effortless state of indolence. All mundane activities which are ordinarily called effort are performed with the aid of a portion of the mind and with frequent breaks. But the act of communion with the Self (atma vyavahara) or remaining still inwardly is intense activity which is performed with the entire mind and without break. Maya (delusion or ignorance) which cannot be destroyed by any other act is completely destroyed by this intense activity which is called ‘silence’ (mouna). (from Spiritual Instruction; p. 7/8) --------- atha dhyAnam "Now meditate!" Attachment: (text/enriched) [not stored] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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