Pour some water into a tub and stir it up. Now try as hard as you

Pour some water into a tub and stir it up. Now try as hard as you can to calm the water with your hands; you will succeed in agitating it further. Let it stand undisturbed a while, and it will calm down by itself. The human brain works much the same way. – Koichi Tohei, Ki in Daily Life

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