| There are two types of people: one set on accusing themselves as sinners and the other flattering themselves as great. Both types are afflicted by their own mental aberrations! What they both need is mental satisfaction, and this can be obtained by meditation. Wisdom grows once we improve our understanding and this happens through meditation. Therefore, you should develop an interest in meditation — that is to say, you must acquire a yearning for this practice that is one-pointed and does not tolerate any obstacle. Yearning must have the strength to inspire endeavour. In fact, yearning is but dormant endeavour; endeavour is yearning in action. When yearning is weak, endeavour declines; when one is strong, one’s attempt is also potent. - Dhyana Vahini, Chap 3, "The Goal of Meditation". |
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