Daily Quote, Saturday February 14, 2009

Good morning everyone!

Here is today's quote. Hope you have a wonderful day. :-)

Best wishes

Robert

A truth is not perceived through any volition

Is it possible to understand anything without effort? Is it possible to see what is real, what is true, without introducing the action of will? - which is essentially based on the self, the 'me'. And if we do not make an effort, is there not a danger of deterioration, of going to sleep, of stagnation? Perhaps this evening, as I am talking, we can experiment with this individually, and see how far we can go through this question. For I feel the thing that brings happiness, quietness, tranquillity of the mind, does not come through any effort. A truth is not perceived through any volition, through any action of will. And if we can go into it very carefully and diligently, perhaps we shall find the answer.

Collected Works, Vol. VI - 354