Our minds are simply too busy and too filled with garbage to appreciate and respect the truly valuable things. Yet, here I have opened the door to a deeper teaching that I see that I must here address. We must now discuss however briefly how one can quite one's mind in order to distinguish and thus hear the Voice crying out from Horev. The doorway to quiet thought is a silencing of the heart. This means that one must be emotionally balanced and not have any outstanding disturbing feelings.
Feelings are what disturb the mind.
The mystical practices of some cultures endeavor to rid one of emotions all togther. The Torah recognizes that this cannot be done without causing great harm to the human psyche. Rather, instead of the removal of emotion, one is taught to train the emotions and to live a lifestyle in accordance with Torah based morality. The laws of Torah have a psychological effect that can transform the psyche from within and enable those who adhere to its ways to have a sound and peaceful heart and mind. There is only one problem faced by those who observe the Torah.