The human mind is often, and I think it is for the most part, in a state neither of pain nor pleasure, which I call a state of indifference.

Edmund Burke
The human mind is often, and I think it is...
The human mind is often, and I think it is...
The human mind is often, and I think it is...
The human mind is often, and I think it is...
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The state of indifference is a state of mind that allows human beings to function and do their best without feeling the pain or joy of the present moment. That is why we sometimes don’t realize what we’re doing in moments we may regret. But when we’re in the state of indifference, we don’t feel the pain or pleasure of that moment because we don’t live in that moment. We live in a place of pure indifference, and it can be a wonderful place to be.

Source: A Philosophical Enquiry Into The Origin Of Our Ideas Of The Sublime And Beautiful

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