One needs to practice. But one must find a strong motivation for it. This comes with suffering. Sent via BlackBerry from Vodafone
-----Original Message----- From: godszen <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:03:02 To: Advaita-Zen<[email protected]> Subject: Re: What is a still mind? no, the momentum can be stopped but it takes a lot of effort or mindfulness to stop the automatic-thinking-cycle On Aug 25, 2:42 am, Mark Ty-Wharton <[email protected]> wrote: > No > > Even when it is not thinking it is not still > > Even in hypnosis relaxation or sleep it is active > > Think of it like a constant sound > > If you were born into life with a washing machine running constantly you > would not know it was there till someone pointed it out to you > > After it is pointed out you will be over aware of it, it drives you nuts, you > think you stopped it from time to time but it isn't you doing it, it is > arbitrary and it soon starts the next cycle > > Allowing yourself to become used to it such that you know it is there and it > is no longer intrusive is probably as good as it gets > > Sent from an iPhone > > On 25 Aug 2010, at 06:24, godszen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > can you still your mind?
