For most of us our normal state of mind is to be under the sway of our moods. But here we’re speaking about the normalcy of keeping the precepts. It’s a healthy normalcy.

"In the Thai tradition, they talk about a mind without moods as a mind at normalcy. This may sound strange to begin with, because for most of us our normal state of mind is to be under the sway of our moods. But here we’re speaking about a different kind of normalcy. It’s related to the normalcy of the precepts. The word for virtue or precept, sila, is often also translated as “normalcy” in Thai. You’re at normalcy when you’re not killing, not stealing, not engaging in illicit sex, not lying, not taking intoxicants. It’s a healthy normalcy."

~ Thanissaro Bhikkhu "At Normalcy"

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