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<div style="color:#000000;">The conventional meaning of silence can direct one into thinking that mental silence occurs when the mind shuts down. Interestingly, it is the opposite. Mental silence is when the mind is truly open. Receptivity is at its highest when there are no thoughts. This is the receptivity to intuition and direct knowing.</div>

<div style="color:#000000;">Sri Aurobindo says:</div>

<div style="color:#000000;">“The stillness of the mind means, first, the falling to rest of the habitual thought movements... which agitate this mind-substance.</div>