Whoever Lives In The Spirit Lives In

The Seeker After Stillness Should Be Told That The Stillness Is Always There. Indeed It Is In Every Man. But He Has To Learn, First, To Let It In And, Second, How To Do So. The First Beginning Of This Is To Remember. The Second Is To Recognize The Inward Pull. For The Rest, The Stillness Itself Will Guide And Lead Him To Itself.

While The Mind Remains So Fixed In Its Own Personal Affairs, Be They Little Or Large, It Has No Chance To Open Up Its Higher Levels. When Attention And Emotion Are Kept So Confined, The Chance They Offer Of This Higher Use Is Missed. The Peace, Truth, And Goodness Which Could Be Had Are Untouched.

This Withdrawal From The Day's Turmoil Into Creative Silence Is Not A Luxury, A Fad, Or A Futility. It Dissolves Mental Tensions And Heals Negative Emotions.

Deep Down Within The Heart There Is A Stillness Which Is Healing, A Trust In The Universal Laws Which Is Unwavering, And A Strength Which Is Rock-like. But Because It Is So Deep We Need Both Patience And Perseverance When Digging For It.

He Is Beginning To Master Wisdom When He Tries To Learn How Not To Try.