Silence is difficult and arduous, it is not to be played with.
To understand what is right meditation there must be an awareness of the operation of one's own consciousness, and then there is complete attention.
Intelligence is not discernment and judgment or critical evaluation.
Thought is matter as much as the floor, the wall, the telephone, are matter.
So through identification you have pleasure and pain.
The difference between me and you is... that I don't mind what happens.