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Devotee: “How long is the practice to continue?”
Sri Ramana Maharshi replied: “Till success is achieved and until yoga - liberation becomes permanent. Success begets success.
If one distraction is conquered the next is conquered and so on, until all are finally conquered.
The process is like reducing an enemy’s fort by slaying its manpower - one by one, as each issues out.” (Talks #28)
Dhamma Talks by Thanissaro Bhikkhu from Metta Forest Monastery
Catch Yourself Lying to Yourself
Ajahn Chah has an interesting passage.
“Keep watch over your minds, that’s the basic practice.”
What he means by that is,
“Try to catch yourself lying to yourself.”
Don't Get Discouraged
Modern educational systems are not very good at developing what we are not skilled at. Spiritually inclined systems develop skills at what we are not good at.
Meditation is one of those skills.