"Awareness of your frantic state gives you power over it. You see, you
cannot control a state that you are identified with, that is, a state you
do not observe in yourself. But there is a calm self within you that can
actually stand aside and observe another self, the frantic one. This is
self-awareness. This is what gives you command.
Do you see the tremendous power here? Listen carefully: When you become
aware of a frantic state you can then see the difference between a frantic
state and a calm one. You see that there is an alternative to pressure.
That alternative is calmness. When you are unaware of your pressure-state,
you mistakenly think that it is the only state that exists. But now you are
aware of the other way - calmness."
HOW TO ENJOY GOOD HEALTH AND STAY YOUNG
Chap. 12, p. 223 (Previous version)
Chap. 12, p. 197 (Current version)
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