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Experience shows that as common people, we do not seem to have what may be called as an integrated intelligence, a clear perception of things around and within, As a result of its activities, the mind becomes fat with knowledge, conclusions and ideas. Although it does have a certain amount of common sense with some cock-sured conclusions, such a mind is far from happy in the real sense. It is restless and it always trying to get a secure psychological existence. Fed on second hand thoughts and beliefs with only view of the immediate needs, it is unaware of any distant posibilities, implications to the whole of existence. Most have a mind that is pushed and pulled here and there by desires and attractions from outside world. It is very limited, its vision is one sided and based on memory, routine, mechanical process and self-centredness. The kind of intelligence which we usually have in mind is based on one-sided perception, average logic and beliefs based on desire to gain result, to appear clever or something else.. One needs an intelligence which is beyond the limitations of memory. There is an inward quality of intelligence which has understanding of heart, which is beyond words. The question is, is there a way to that clarity? Does one do some effort to get at it -slowly hoping to get the intelligence sharper and sharper? Or one has to keep on waiting for it to arrive? What exactly the right approach? It is here the right perception becomes the first and the only instrument. The perception has no direction and is aware of all the inward structure of oneself and its movement. Is it possible to see at a glance the whole movement? Yes, it is possible by elimination - of the unessentials and the peripheral issues. The central issue is the perciever and its approach to eveything. Its limitations and motivations as they are. Can one be just what one is -without any condemnation or regret? One will find all this if there is perception directed to this question - without expecting any result. Is one waiting for the things to happen? A highly flexible perception is required. One has also to see the futility of effort in the known direction.
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