What Is Thoroughly Understood Will Not Repeat ( 21 june 2006)

ItselfIn self-awareness there is no need for confession, for self-awareness creates themirror in which all things are reflected without distortion. Every thought-feelingis thrown, as it were, on the screen of awareness to be observed, studied andunderstood; but this flow of understanding is blocked when there is condemnation oracceptance, judgment or identification. The more the screen is watched andunderstood—not as a duty or enforced practice, but because pain and sorrow havecreated the insatiable interest that brings its own discipline—the greater theintensity of awareness, and this in turn brings heightened understanding....You can follow a thing if it moves slowly; a rapid machine must be made to slowdown if one is to study its movements. Similarly, thoughts-feelings can be studiedand understood only if the mind is capable of proceeding slowly; but once it hasawakened this capacity, it can move at a high velocity, which makes it extremelycalm. When revolving at high speed the several blades of a fan appear to be a solidsheet of metal. Our difficulty is to make the mind revolve slowly so that eachthought-feeling can be followed and understood. What is deeply and thoroughlyunderstood will not repeat itself.

The Book of Life - June 21