In cell biology, quiescence is the state of a cell when it is not dividing. Cell biology (also called cellular biology or cytology, from the Greek kytos, container) is an academic discipline which studies cells. ... Cell division is the process by which a cell (called the parent cell) divides into two cells (called daughter cells). ...
Quiescence can also refer specifically to the "rest" state of a cell. Neurons, for example, are quiescent when not firing and sarcomeres (muscle cells) are quiescent when not contracting. Neurons (also spelled neurones or called nerve cells) are the primary cells of the nervous system. ... A sarcomere is the basic unit of a cross striated muscles myofibril. ... A top-down view of skeletal muscle A muscle contraction (also known as a muscle twitch or simply twitch) occurs when a muscle cell (called a muscle fiber) shortens. ...
Since actual quiescence and insight, as will be explained, are indeed excellencies of character of one accomplished in the fruits of meditation, it is granted that all excellencies of Individual and Universal Vehicles are not their effects.
All quiescence samadhis must definitely be cleared of depression, and all samadhis free of depression definitely arrive at sharp clarity of mind.
Further, while quiescence is achieved by the practice of focusing meditation apart from analysis, there is no method to practice insight apart from the practice of quiescence.