If we do a little of one kind of practice and a little of another, the
work we have done in one often doesn't continue to build as we change to
the next. It is as if we were to dig many shallow wells instead of one
deep one. In continually moving from one approach to another, we are
never forced to face our own boredom, impatience, and fears. We are
never brought face to face with ourselves. So we need to choose a way of
practice that is deep and ancient and connected with our hearts, and
then make a commitment to follow it as long as it takes to transform
ourselves.
--Jack Kornfield in /A Path with Heart/
from /Everyday Mind,/ edited by Jean Smith, a /Tricycle/ book
