What is the relationship between attention and lack of attention?: Saanen 1974 - Public Discussion 4

'What is the relationship between attention and lack of attention? - 3 August 1974

• We are educated to follow, accept and conform. This is tradition, second-hand.

• When you become aware of conformity without reaction is that awareness the

act of intelligence?

• Does the mind realize the nature of conformity, intelligence and awareness?

• I am attentive for a minute and there is no border, no time, no ‘me’, no

problem. The whole energy is involved in that attention. This is a tremendous

movement.

• Attending, I can do things without effort and thought.

• The mind gets tired and moves to inattention. In that state of inattention

action goes on and must be conditioning.

• There is attention the moment the mind is aware that it is inattentive.'