That is absurd. Doing nothing with the mind is not quiet or silence. It is inactivity that keeps the mind thinking mechanically and discursive instead of concentrating on an object – that is all.Sri Aurobindo
Letters of Sri Aurobindo
04. The Foundation of Sadhana
Fragment ID: 1150
That is absurd. Doing nothing with the mind is not quiet or silence. It is inactivity that keeps the mind thinking mechanically and discursive instead of concentrating on an object – that is all.