' The Peaceful State '...

Outwardly we live and have to live in the very midst of cruel struggle and grievous conflict, for we share the planet's karma; but inwardly we can live by striking contrast in an intense stillness, a consecrated peace, a sublime security.

The central stillness is always there, whether we are absorbed in bustling activity or not.

Hence a part of this training consists in becoming conscious of its presence.

Indeed only by bringing the mystical realization into the active life of the wakeful world can it attain its own fullness.

The peaceful state must not only be attained during meditation, but also sustained during action.



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Paul Brunton