True Illumination
July 29th, 2008 | Teachings |Do you suffer from lack of motivation to practice? Perhaps the next time you are meditating, you can meditate on why you lack the motivation? What is holding you back? The will to practice regularly can come only from you and that is found deep inside the mind, which by the way can be found by practicing.
Verse 38 of the Dhammapada says that if the mind of a person keeps on wavering and if one’s enthusiasm keeps on coming and going, the wisdom of such a person does not grow.
There are no magic potions, waves of a wand, or celestial beings that can get you to sit down day after day, to try to change yourself. There is much more to practicing a wholesome lifestyle than just wanting to. Perhaps the most insightful one can be is to realize that one needs to practice. That things are not fine the way they are now. That is true illumination.
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