The random cycle of associations in our minds may produce an effective solution, an occasional good idea, but they cannot be called thinking. Thinking works by intention.
It requires bending and governing daydreams into a train of thought that has a purpose and a single direction.
In order to think, we must face the mass of associative material that circulates in our mind, investigate it, sift it methodically and reduce it to an essential conclusion.
What good is the ability to recognize pride if I cannot limit it? What good is the ability to see fears, worries and anxieties, if I remain their slave?
To understand is one thing, to comprehend is another, to realize is yet another.
The many understand and discuss, the few comprehend and meditate,
the very few realize and are.
Raphael
