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That desirable inner state is close to us, but its attainment is elusive to us. The mind is more slippery than an eel when one touches the fringe of the state, for usually the next minute one loses it in a flash.

-- Notebooks Category 23: Advanced Contemplation > Chapter 7 : Contemplative Stillness > # 307