Saanen 1961 - Public Talk 9

001_Saanen 1961 - Public Talk 1 - How do we meet

A serious mind is constantly aware and thereby purifying itself.

The world is broken up in fragments: politically, religiously, economically, and in thought and in philosophy.

A mind that is creative has no pattern. Only such a mind can deal with the problems of the world.

We are concerned with the shattering of the mind, so out of that shattering something new can take place.

Q: Why is it that we find it difficult to put a right question?

Q: What is it that is preventing us from going into a problem deeply?

Q: To tear down everything in order to be free of fear is too difficult for ordinary people like us. Isn't there a gentler way of doing things?"