Daily Meditation: Saturday, October 19, 2002

As an individual evolves, their sensibility increases. The …

10/19/2002

As an individual evolves, their sensibility increases. The more our sensibility increases the more abundant and intense our life becomes. If our sensibility decreases we return to the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms. You will say: 'But the greater our sensibility, the greater the chance of us suffering.' That is true, but it is better for your sensibility to increase, even if it means suffering, because with increased sensibility comes a greater intensity of life. As for the people who have sensibility, they should ensure not to lose it by forgetting moderation, for excess dulls sensibility. If you read too much, for instance, your brain becomes saturated and you no longer enjoy thinking. If you want to understand the essential points, you must avoid accumulating too many ideas in your head. And this goes for friendship and love too. You must watch yourself, keep a certain distance, because if you throw yourself headlong into the thrills of love you will soon become blasé and feel nothing. Sensibility develops in people who know how to reduce the quantity and increase the quality.