Jiddu Krishnamurti taught that true stillness cannot practiced, induced, or forced by thought.
Any effort by the mind to make itself quiet is merely the observer trying to control noise, which creates more conflict.
True, absolute stillness emerges naturally through passive, choiceless awareness of the mind's daily chaos.
The Illusion of False Stillness
The silence found in nature (like an empty forest or late at night) is just outward quietness, not inner stillness.
Methods, repetition, and concentration create a controlled suppression of thoughts, which is still manufactured by the ego.
If you ask "how" to be still, you introduce a system. The person trying to achieve stillness is the very source of disturbance.
Understanding True Stillness
Real silence happens when you simply watch your confusion and chattering without wanting to change it.
It is the passive observation of every movement of thought and self-centered activity, without an observer or a "watcher".
A still mind is not a dead or sluggish mind; it is extraordinarily alive, fresh, and clear.