Only Stillness Can Change Us — by Jean Klein

[Welles]

Your real self, your true nature is what is closest to you: it is yourself. Each step taken to reach it moves you further away from there. Attention is not inside nor outside, so you can never go to meditation. When you try to meditate you create a state, you have a goal you are trying to achieve. Meditation is not a reduction, not a kind of interiorization. So that when there is still even the slightest anticipation of going somewhere, or achieving something you go away – because meditation is your natural state, presence IS. The mind can be still from time to time, but the nature of the mind is activity, is function. Your body can be empty, relaxed from time to time, but your body is also function. It is therefore a violence against nature to attempt to stop the mind or body functions.

The mind must come to a state of silence, completely empty of fear, longing and all images.

Only Stillness Can Change Us — by Jean Klein

https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?op=audio&tid=2369

[Sandy]

Thanks Welles!
I'm still working on this one...
xxSandy

[Seeker13]

Welles,
This last line sums it all up, "In this silence change takes place of its own accord, the problem is resolved and duality ends."

It's been true for me. After learning everything I could from books and other materials... I remained in a state of fearfulness, ... unrest. Coming to this board and learning to meditate from George's CD made all the difference in both my material and spiritual life. Meditation truly began the merging of those two aspects of me. Who knows maybe in a couple thousand years(or more) the process will be complete! Regardless of that outcome, because of learning to meditate, 'becoming', has been a much more enjoyable process.

Thanks Welles,
Kim

[happyrain]

Agreed Kim!

Applying Will and the journey it self is extremely enjoyable!!

[Seeker13]

Eric,

Kim