The above quotation comes from the wisdom of Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati. Those of us that live in a world that seems to be so busy, and seemingly are constantly preoccupied about this or that, or caught up in trying to get done what so needs to be done, often don’t have the time or the inclination to thereby take the necessary time to quiet the mind, so that we can therefore take in the calmness of that still, quiet voice, within.
No doubt, each of us is busy with our lives and our inherent obligations in one way or another; yet, it must be said that each of us also finds the time, through habit, or exhaustion, to rest our body and our conscious mind, through the sleep that we so get each and every evening. So too, no matter how busy we may be, each of us also finds the time to replenish our physical body with the food and nutrients so necessary to sustain it. This thus signifies, that basically, each of us, at some point, during our day, does actually have the time, and should thereby take the time to quiet our mind, to thereby allow our conscious mind to take therefore the back seat, so that our soul can thus speak to us.
After all, it will be to our lasting regret, if we so find out, at the 11th hour, or even beyond, that so much of what we concentrated upon or worried about, was not nearly as important or as vital as our mind was so telling us; but rather, in actuality, we would have been far better served by tapping into that which is beyond time and space -- in addition to it also being that soft but insistent voice of reason, sensibility, spirituality and wisdom. Each of us may so believe that we know what we need to know in order to do what we should be doing in this world, but in actuality, too often, what we so view and perceive is through a looking glass that distorts the bigger picture, so that we are thus unable to grasp or to see, what it is that we really need to concentrate our efforts upon, thereby leading to the regret of having not seen what we needed to see with full illumination and without distortion.
What we get out of life has an awful lot to do with the effort that we put into the tasks, ideals, and activities that we so do. While there is something to be said about all those that are constantly busy, there is also something to be said, about those, that question the why of our existence, and thereby are determined to find the answer to that most important question. Those people that are the most calm, serene, and even-minded, are almost always the same people that have learned how to quiet their mind, which not only gives them a better perspective as to the meaning of their existence and thereby the purpose behind it; but also allows them to listen to that wise voice, which at all times has our best interests in mind, and always helps to keep us focused upon that of which, enlightens and therefore liberates us.