Discipline! Discipline?

Some people – some types who are ‘lazy’ or laid back (culturally) – need focus and discipline, so certain practices are for them. But for a disciplined person who is already driven, they would go insane with the same practices, becoming too intense. Particular parts of the world have these different characteristics. Driven people need to relax, while relaxed people need to tighten up.

It is we who have to judge what we need,
and that entails honest balancing
– “not too tight and not too loose”.

Meditation is a perfect example of this balancing act. The method of meditation is the discipline of sitting still, focusing, and being aware, but once this ‘activity’ is established, we let go and relax.

This is why Tulku Urgyen advised, “Short moments many times.”
We don’t become attached, and neither do we go to sleep.
This is the balancing act of effort and effortless.

If relaxed people (“I’ll do it tomorrow”) are advised to relax, they get sloppy in thought.
If uptight people (“I’ve done it!”) are advised to tighten up, they explode.

Your propensity is your teacher.