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What they do not know, and have to learn, is that there is a false silence within the mind as well as a true one. The one may resemble the other in certain points, and does--but it is a psychic state, not a spiritual one. It can deceive and lead astray, or reflect earthly things correctly, but cannot let them hear the voice of the Overself.

-- Notebooks Category 4: Elementary Meditation > Chapter 7 : Mindfulness, Mental Quiet > # 39