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It is only a very silent mind that can actually see

Amsterdam 1967 - Public Talk 5

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• Conflict exists only when there are two opposing things: fear and non-fear,

violence and non-violence.

• A mind that is in a state of inquiry is entirely different from a mind that is

seeking. Seeking implies effort, conformity, authority and therefore conflict.

• Without space in which there is no boundary, the mind is incapable of coming

upon immeasurable reality.

• It is only a silent mind that can perceive, actually see, not a chattering mind, a

controlled mind, a mind that is tortured, suppressed, yielding or indulging.

• When one has totally denied the psychological world which man has created,

and the psychological structure of society of which we are, then there is space

and silence.

• Q: Could you define contemplation and meditation?

• Q: It is not possible ever to observe totally one's own irrational thoughts. • Q: What does it mean to stand alone?