Thanks, Rawn - that's great, I haven't read all of Questions and Answers yet, only the beginning. I have just read the section you indicated and I have to admit that it does not make sense to me completely yet. I am, however, about to go to bed and so am a little tired. I'll read the passage again soon and have a think about it, then I may have to get back to you ;-) Thanks, Daniel as well for your reply. Just as a side note, as I was meditating this evening, after a fairly hectic day, I noticed a tangible difference in my body's energy 'field'(?)... I'm not sure what the correct term for this energy would be... it was like a busy swirling around my immediate body and also withing. It corresponded to the racing state of my mind and I found that it took 15 minutes just to calm my mind slightly. I can see that this may be a problem as I set aside 15 minutes before going to bed, but if I have had a busy day, I find it very difficult to still my mind in that time. This is the first time that I have noticed this 'energy', though. Any thoughts?