silence

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, Alan Jacobs

<alanadamsjacobs wrote:

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> ROUNDEL 6

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> SILENCE

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> To still your mental play, is real service to the Sage;

> Be ego free, pursue the heart filled virtuous way.

> Wisdom is, dear ardent child of this restless age,

> To still your mental play.

 

I have to admit a weakness for mental play - in particular, word

games ;-). Silence is all well and good, and I get plenty of it in the

deep sleep state. It can be fun to rev up the thought engine from time

to time. Then again, stillness can indeed be lacking. Perhaps

I'll 'grow out of' this mental silliness.

[Guest guest]

Dear Tim,

 

I think what you are referring to is a benign vasana- mental play at games

of skill. For example I enjoy Chess as it sharpens intellectual

discrimination. The 'mental play' I was criticising was idle day dreaming

or uncontolled mind wandering. Perhaps I should revise the poem to avoid

the ambiguity.

 

Thanks for pointing this out.

 

All best wishes,

 

Alan

 

--- " Tim G. " <fewtch wrote:

 

> , Alan Jacobs

> <alanadamsjacobs wrote:

> >

> > ROUNDEL 6

> >

> >

> > SILENCE

> >

> > To still your mental play, is real service to the Sage;

> > Be ego free, pursue the heart filled virtuous way.

> > Wisdom is, dear ardent child of this restless age,

> > To still your mental play.

>

> I have to admit a weakness for mental play - in particular, word

> games ;-). Silence is all well and good, and I get plenty of it in the

> deep sleep state. It can be fun to rev up the thought engine from time

> to time. Then again, stillness can indeed be lacking. Perhaps

> I'll 'grow out of' this mental silliness.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

so much discussion about " silence "

if your question is " how to be silent? " then practice silence.

obviously you will not stop so please continue on to the next message and thanks

for reading my humble 2 cents.