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Waking Up In Order To See Fully


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By dave - Posted on 20 May 2009

In order to come to a fuller use of the senses, the organism has to be in a state of balance, in a state of rest. At the same time, the organism has to be in a state of alertness. So these two necessary things seem to contradict each other: restfulness and alertness. Restfulness is a state of quiet. Alertness is a state of dynamism, aliveness and receptivity. Restfulness allows the impressions to reach us; alertness allows the impressions to be sensed.

Restful alertness is a natural quality of healthy states of consciousness. These states of consciousness are characterized by absense of strain. This is called effortless being.

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