Growth Pain​

In the Growth process, we all go through periods in which we are activating new nerve junctures, both in the brain and throughout other parts of the body. This type of growth work draws tremendous amounts of systematic energies. The overall physical feeling is like pulling a train uphill, and the psychological spin-off is the feeling that we are getting nowhere. This will persist for some period of time. We then tend to go into a natural state of rest, “a plateau.”

Lotus Pond
Lotus pond at Angkor Wat

During this rest period, we tend to feel that we have the world by the tail and great progress is taking place. Actually the reverse is true. The progress was made during the uphill climb, not during the rest period. The rest period will continue for some time. Don’t worry about it. Then the road will become very rough again, and we will begin to become aware of our weaknesses. This will last until we select the specific area to attack first. We will then begin the uphill climb again and plateau again only to meet our deficiencies face to face again. So, on and on it goes, but your practice regimen must remain constant.


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