Level 2 class 09 - The perfection of diligence (Virya)

1. The function of diligence is to help us deal with the habits of indolence and laziness. From a more subtle aspect, the practice of diligence can help us to courageously face all the difficulties during meditation.
2. We should make efforts on the right way. Otherwise, the more diligent we are, the farther we are from our goals.
3. Focus our minds on one thing one time, then nothing can not be achieved.
4. It is easy to be diligent in the beginning of our practice, but it is difficult to be persistent in the practice.
5. Cultivation is very easy: turn what we are unfamiliar with to be what we are good at; turn what we are already good at to be what we are foreign to.
6. The perfection of diligence is
(1) to be mindful moment to moment without pausing.
(2) to raise no wandering thought and still keep our awareness.