Pure Mountain Tao

Just as a gem taken from a mine will not have full luster if it is not polished on the grindstone, so the real devotee of the Way which one is doing, will not shine well if it is not provided with trials and tribulations on its way.

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The quieter you become, the more you can hear- unknown

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It is normal to have doubt in your practice of meditation. This is true of beginners or advanced students. At the beginning, we may be skeptical of whether meditation really works and if we do not feel a change overnight, we may feel like we are wasting our time, which we are not. After we have practiced for a while, we may feel we have reached a plateau and are not advancing any further, which is not true either.