Meditation makes mind dull!

I was around 1996 when I was first introduced to meditation.

Like a devoted student, I adhered to the method and practiced diligently.

However, I found myself grappling with many unanswered questions that kept arising. I explored different methods, dedicating a good amount of time to each one. Yet, the methodologies often emphasized strict adherence over questioning.

Then, a friend introduced me to Eckhart Tolle. Slowly and progressively, I understood that meditation doesn’t just dissolve questions, it allows us to persist with them. A profound example is the question, "Who am I?"

When I came across a quote by J. Krishnamurti, it immediately resonated with me:

When you want a system, a method, a practice, a discipline to quieten the mind, to understand this or that, or put aside desire, the practising of a system means a mechanical routine, doing the thing over and over again. That is what a system implies. What takes place when the mind does that? It becomes a routine, and the mind becomes dull, stupid.

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