Can the mind be free of thought? - 14 November 1968
What is a human being to do living in this world which is extraordinarilyconfused, contradictory, fragmentary? Life is relationship in action. There is a division, a dualistic process between 'what is' and 'what should be'. Inthis division there must be conflict. Is it possible to live so utterly, completely, totally in the now that whatever I dowill be total, complete, non-fragmentary, harmonious? Can the mind be completely and totally silent, and out of that silence act? Q: The ego is so strong. It thrives on its own activity. Will it allow itself to bedestroyed? Q: When you speak about memory being at different levels, is there really anydifference between technological memory and other memory? Q: Living in the now, how can you submit to a contract, which is a promise forthe future? The ending of sorrow is meditation, therefore meditation is wisdom.
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