Still Water, Clear Seeing

Reflection

The verse begins, “Let the wise man guard his thoughts, for they are difficult to perceive, very artful, and….” In its chapter, this image points toward the restless mind and its capacity to be trained. It locates the turning point before outward action, in the quality of attention you repeatedly cultivate. Because this is a historic English translation, test the teaching in experience rather than treating its wording as a demand for belief.