Serenity is a state of consciousness in which you can see exactly what the situation is around you, but if your mind is agitated, you cannot see things as they are. The reflections of a tree take the form of a snake. You see rocks in confused shapes. In fact, you cannot see anything in a river or lake if it is agitated.
What does it mean to be serene in mind? To be serene means to have a state of consciousness in which you see exactly what things are. You do not fabricate them.
Most of us fabricate. For example, "That lady didn't smile at me. I know she is going with someone else." You fabricated it. "My wife said hello to him. This means that he is in love with her." You can fabricate these things, but when you fabricate, the cause of fabrication is your agitated mind. Your mind is not serene. You do not see things as they are.
-Torkom Saraydarian
Prayer
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