Stillness And Silence
We are not afraid of stillness and silence, but the Identity in us is. The Identity arises out of incessant mental noise. We love stillness, because it is inseparable from who we are in our essence. Whenever you enjoy anything deeply, whenever you experience beauty, love, intense aliveness or creativity, stillness will be there in the background, even though you may not be aware of it directly. True creativity flows only from stillness. When stillness becomes conscious, the spiritual dimension enters your life and you begin to be guided by an intelligence far greater than the human mind.
It is perfectly possible to develop strengths and abilities without identifying with them and without inner dependency on the future outcome of your activity. When you work without Identity, there is a flow of energy that is actually extremely enjoyable. When you enjoy the present moment, the future outcome is not of primary importance. Identity induced activities reduce the present moment to a means to an end and are therefore stressful and ultimately frustrating.
As regards psychology, it alone will not get us beyond the dysfunction of the human mind and cannot bring about the profound inner transformation in human beings that is necessary if mankind is to survive. Psychology is helpful, however, in teaching us how to recognize the Identity in its many disguises, so that it can no longer deceive us and take us over again and again. What is personality without ego reduced to? The universal dance of forms — fascinating, but ephemeral – as fleeting as a cloud.
