Dhyana.
Conversation
Replying to
“Who can be still
until their mud settles
and the water is cleared by itself?
Can you remain tranquil until right action occurs by itself?”
— Tao Te Ching, ch. 15 (tr. J.H. McDonald)
I get reminded of a verse from bhagwad geeta.
आपूर्यमाणमचलप्रतिष्ठं
समुद्रमाप: प्रविशन्ति यद्वत् |
तद्वत्कामा यं प्रविशन्ति सर्वे
स शान्तिमाप्नोति न कामकामी ||
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Just as the ocean remains undisturbed by the incessant flow of waters from rivers merging into it, likewise the sage who is unmoved despite the flow of desirable objects all around him attains peace, and not the person who strives to satisfy desires
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