Krishnamurti wrote that the all abiding Silence is the Roots of Heaven. The end of a separate self can be healthy and painful. Yet, the West got individuation right. Identity isn't an easy attainment for many. Right brain intrusions can diminish a person's self-worth, and writing can boost the self-narrative. Meditation increases the volume of grey matter in the brain, and can make the senses come alive. The daydreaming mind and relaxed aware mind are using different parts of the brain's anatomy. How do we cultivate the silence? 

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