Thought itself must deny itself. Thought itself sees what it is doing and therefore thought itself realizes that it has to come of itself to an end. There is no other factor than itself. Therefore when thought realizes that whatever it does, any movement that it makes, is disorder (we are taking that as an example) then there is silence. (You are the World)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Thought must deny itself to end disorder. When thought realizes its own movements cause disorder, it stops and silence follows.
- In plain terms
- Thought must end itself to bring order; realizing this brings silence.
- What can you take from it?
- Thought must end itself to stop creating disorder.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can you observe your own thinking?
- How do you find silence?
Another view
It assumes thought itself is the source of all disorder.
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