Talks about the Steps of the Ladder, Part 235

How Can We Remember the Correct Thought During the Study?

This requires preparation. During the study itself, we certainly cannot suddenly remember the correct thought unless we had already intended it beforehand. This is because we already know, from trying and failing several times, that during the study we are unable to direct ourselves properly.

Then we begin to worry: “Today as well as tomorrow I will sit here without benefit, so what will come of it?” Before the study, we already begin thinking about what will happen to us during the study. This concern before the study prepares us to think correctly during the study.

This is possible if we simply train ourselves to do so. It does not happen quickly. We need to do many things in a very unsophisticated way, simply, like “an ox to the load and a donkey to the burden.”

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