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It is only the dull, sleepy mind that creates and clings to habit. a mind that is attentive from moment to moment - attentive to what it is saying, attentive to the movement of its hands, of its thoughts, of its feelings - will discover that the formation of further habits has come to an end.
-Jiddu Krishnamurti
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It Is Only The Dull, Sleepy Mind

Jiddu Krishnamurti
It is only the dull, sleepy mind that creates and clings to habit. a mind that is attentive from moment to moment - attentive to what it is saying, attentive to the movement of its hands, of its thoughts, of its feelings - will discover that the formation of further habits has come to an end.
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