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EXTRAVERSION: DISORDER
Relinquishing extraversion for introversion Adds something new to the Book of Life. It's no concentration, if the mind be perturbed. Everlasting confusion; never a moment
of peace!
Q. Man desires peace. The motive behind each and — every activity of his is the attainment of tranquillity. The cosmic mind longs for harmony. Yet there is a great divergence between the nature of peace and the means adopted for achieving it. Actually, what is peace? And on what level can a man find it?
Ans. Man lives in two kinds of worlds—the outer
world and the inner world. The natural flow of human consciousness is outwards. This consciousness expresses itself through two mediums—the sense organs and the mind. The sense organs perceive the outer world. The eye sees the external surfaces, the ear hears the exterior noises; the nose smells the scents outside; the tongue relishes the external flavours; and the skin experiences the feel of outside things. Likewise, the mind is conditioned by outer impressions. Thus, man is much more acquainted
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