An "Idiot's Guide to Self-Realization", (or), How To Overcome Intellectualism.

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When you are in "Still Mind", it is not a "Vegetable State". If anything, you are more alive because of Raised Awareness. The "Art of Just Being". Knowing yourself. It is impossible to illustrate to you, unless you experience it yourself. The average person is in a state of Intellectual Awareness, and is totally unaware of Intuitive Mind. The Intuitive Mind is only functional when Intellectual Mind is still. Also within Intuitive Mind, you become aware of Subconscious Mind. You can hear the thought, (before the thought).That too can be guided. In Meditation there a term called "Samadhi", where all three phases of the Mind are still. Total Bliss. I am not here to convert you, (but), can you imagine what it is like to have total stillness within yourself? That can only be experienced alone. I have practiced Zen Meditation for thirty years, and there is a point where, (through training), and practice you can control the different aspect of Mind. It has gotten to the point where I can switch-on or switch-off Still Mind as I want it. If there is nothing to think about. Stop thinking. There is no need for endless thoughts, when there is nothing important to think about. Mind be still. I actually use Still Mind as my Vehicle for Meditation, (instead of Mantras), because it is a better Vehicle. Instant Stillness.

I think I can see how it may have appeared that I was denigrating Zen and Zen practice, but I was simply lumping it together with 'being'.

I agree with you.