Guest guest Posted April 25, 2006 Report Share Posted April 25, 2006 Several years ago, I was driving down the coast with a friend. We were returning home after a week sitting satsang at Eselan. While looking at the clouds over the ocean, I realized that my mind had not been thinking about anything. It was simply observing clouds. I ask my friend if he was thinking about anything.....He smiled and said that he was not. The mind was quiescent. It could be activated by effort....but would quickly return to its placid state The whole experience was quite wonderful. Sometime later I read about the thinking (conceptual) mind and the working (natural) mind.....and the observation made perfect sense. The mind can can never be silent anymore then the wind can be still. They are their movement. The natural mind can become quiescent when it is not being used to help the organism survive. This is the mind in which the sages spend their alloted time. The conceptual mind......is insane.......and can never shut up. toombaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2006 Report Share Posted April 25, 2006 Nisargadatta , " toombaru2006 " <lastrain wrote: > > > > > > Several years ago, I was driving down the coast with a friend. > > We were returning home after a week sitting satsang at Eselan. > > While looking at the clouds over the ocean, I realized that my mind > had not been thinking about anything. > > It was simply observing clouds. > > I ask my friend if he was thinking about anything.....He smiled and > said that he was not. > > The mind was quiescent. > > It could be activated by effort....but would quickly return to its > placid state > > The whole experience was quite wonderful. > > > Sometime later I read about the thinking (conceptual) mind and the > working (natural) mind.....and the observation made perfect sense. > > > > > The mind can can never be silent anymore then the wind can be still. > > They are their movement. > > The natural mind can become quiescent when it is not being used to > help the organism survive. > > This is the mind in which the sages spend their alloted time. > > The conceptual mind......is insane.......and can never shut up. > > > > > toombaru > silent mind is attention at rest Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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