“If you are thinking of nything with dependence upon it, there is a motive of curiosity, or pleasure, or success, and though the thinking will help towards satisfaction you will still be in bondage. There is no harm in this, but the higher samadhi, without such motives, is best.” IfsThinkingStillsHelpingPleasureHigherCuriositySatisfactionHarmMotiveDependenceBondageSamadhi Author:Ernest Wood
“Knowing is not thinking. Knowing begins when thinking ceases, having finished its work. Every new knowing is a joy, for it is a new experience of unity.” ThinkingJoyKnowingUnityFinishedCeaseNew Experiences Author:Ernest Wood
“It is not healthy to be thinking all the time. Thinking is intended for acquiring knowledge or applying it. It is not essential living.” ThinkingHealthyEssentialsAcquiring Knowledge Book:Concentration: An Approach to Meditation Source: Concentration: An Approach to Meditation