Sir Anthony explains that there are many ways to get to the ‘still point’ - the point where we are fully self-aware. He says different people find different ways of getting there. He talks about people using music, or calligraphy or even walking as a device to get to a Mindful state.
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Yes, there are many ways, but there's only one direction, but many ways to that point. I mean, the point is to the still point, the point where we are fully ourselves, fully fully conscious, fully self-aware and fully still. And I think that different people find different ways of getting there. I mean, anything that is helping us let go, imagine a clenched fist, anything that is allowing us to open out that fist and to open out one's fingers, anything that's helping the body let go of the chronic tensions that we carry in our backs and our necks, anything that is moving in the direction of stillness, naturalness, healthiness, purity, goodness, without question. These are all different devices. So at its most simple, breathing in and out and being aware of the feet and the chair and the breath coming in and out will take one there all the way. And it can be helpful to be in different groups. people find music, some people find calligraphy helpful, but we can do it while we're walking, we could probably do it while we're sleeping, but I've never quite cracked that one.
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