umunhum: >> Patanjali has given one process of how to still the mind which has a break through point of pratyahara - non-attachment. When we perceive we unsett

umunhum: >> Patanjali has given one process of how to still the mind which has a break through point of pratyahara - non-attachment. When we perceive we unsettle the potential energy of the perceived object and that resonates in our senses to trigger thinking. > Perceive - to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the sense. > When something stimulates us the energy of the stimulus starts us thinking about the stimulus. >> When we think we get attached. > This causes us to make a conclusion – hey something is stimulating us >> If we learn not to perceive by setting aside the thinking process the mind is made non-attached and our core is still. > If we learn not to be stimulated by the senses by not thinking about what is stimulating us, the mind does not make a conclusion – hey something is stimulating us. > How do you set aside the thinking process? >> The objects of the world have life within and life spells movements. > Things in the world are made up of life that moves >> By not attaching to it we achieve stillness which works on the primary cause. > By not making conclusions, the mind in not active. > I like Eckhart Tolle's metaphor that explains how important the space is between the thoughts. Think of a room with many valuable things in it. But if you were to pick what is the most valuable thing in the room, it is nothing or no thing. Space is the most valuable thing in the room because without the space, the room would have no utility value or wouldn't exist. The space is where the stillness is.