Mind is layered. The layers can be active, or calm. When an outer layer is calm, the layer beneath it is visible.
Three layers are most obvious to me. In the outermost layer, the mind is hyperactive. Thoughts compete for attention with one another - there's a frenzy - mind jumping from one thing to another, finishing nothing. The mind is anxious.
The second layer is where clear, focused thought occurs. For it to be productive, the outer, frenzy layer must be calmed. Here problems can be considered, and solved. Mind can focus and stay with an idea long enough to explore it, to come to resolution.
Mind is judgmental in these first two layers. In the first, it focuses mostly on fear and negativity. In the second, it will judge things as good or bad.
The third layer surfaces when the thinking mind is quiet. This is the layer of observation, of non-judgmental awareness. Things are seen, and accepted for what they are. The mind is calm, not frenzied, not thinking or trying to solve a problem. It's simply alive, aware, receptive.
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