Zen is when your mind is just quiet. It’s not chattering; not rambling, not talking to you or anybody else; not thinking about the past, not thinking about the future. That is when your mind is perfectly, 100 per cent silent. Then you gain incredible insight into the nature of things, into the nature of your own life. Your mind starts serving and not ruling you. It would come only when you summon it and not barge into your life and your actions. This is what good meditation does to a meditator. Surely, we need to think to perform numerous tasks throughout the day, you might say. I agree. But
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