“Real thinking does not happen of itself. That which is often called thinking and which does happen of itself is really no more than a stream of psychical impressions. Most of so-called thinking is of this sort and much of it is sheer waste of psychical energy. It is, in fact, the kind of thinking that is the āslayer of the Real,ā and must be mastered just as carefully as the more external kind of impressionism. It is not the kind of thought that deepens the roots of consciousness. True thinking calls for directed effort and often a considerable application of the will. But with practice, less and less consciously directed will is required and, in time, directed thought becomes a habit.
This kind of thought becomes established in the deeper roots of consciousness and then it, also, may become spontaneous and carry inspirational value.”
Svaha 