The still point allows us not to be consumed by the craziness that surrounds us, not only in the extreme situations but in our everyday life. So much in our culture now seems designed to agitate, and, in certain ways, we
buy into it. All of us are conditioned, from the moment we're born to the moment we die. We are conditoned by our parents, teachers, nation, and culture. We live much of our lives as if we had no more potential than Pavlov's dog. When someone rings a bell, we drool. We find ourselves unwittingly living out the script that others have written for us. Or we react compulsively and repetitiously against it, still slaves to a script, but in another way. There is an alternative, and the still point provides it - to realise our uncondtional freedom.
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