There's a passage in another book i The Sheng yen giving talks in another sesshin really points to this. He says, during the interviews, I've learned that some people are still tense, still struggling with their meditation method. There are those who might have sat well for a few sessions, but the good feeling has not come back, and they search for it in vain. They feel pressed for time, and their mental states have become more harried, impatient, intense, not hard to relate to that. I said, I've used many metaphors to explain that if you want to arrive quickly, you'll never get there. But many of you are still making trouble for yourselves, looking for pain to suffer. Buddhist practice is polishing your patience and forging your determination so nation, really good summation of what we're really doing, not here to accomplish something, polishing your patience, forging your determination. Says when you demand peace of mind, your mind is not at peace. To deal with these afflictions, you need to move the firewood out from under the pot. This means not caring at all, not caring at all, acting as if nothing were happening, feeling that there is no harm in being a good for nothing. This is kind of radical advice. The very process of the meditation retreat is itself the result. All you have to do is sit for seven days. If you do it well, that is one result. And if you do it badly, that is also a result. It's all valuable experience. Don't have your heart set on doing well, just keep your mind on the meditation method. Don't get upset about Oblivion or scattered thoughts. Pain, numbness, aches, itches. Let it all happen. If the sky falls, pay no attention.