|Sweden Retreat 2019 File 25 Day 9 Group C (47:47-48:57)
Why is it taking us so long to understand the Dhamma?
Because every time we start a retreat we start with zero. On retreat, the momentum of awareness goes up stepwise from zero to 5. When we go home, we regress from 5 to zero because we can’t maintain the awareness. When the next retreat comes, we start the cycle all over again. How long has that been taking place? 10 to 20 years?
But, if we want our practice of the Dhamma to really grow, we have to practice continuously. The effort to keep it going has to be continuous. And, if you can keep it going for a year, you’ll learn much more than the 20 years of on-and-off practice.