In response to mentions of presence, intentionality, rooting meditation in positive (i.e. definitive) ethical values and practices of a given school or tradition, disciplined exercise, and even love, a few relevant quotes from M. Scott Peck sequenced to present the loose appearance of a human thought:
“The difficulty we have in accepting responsibility for our behavior lies in the desire to avoid the pain of the consequences of that behavior. ”
“When we teach ourselves and our children discipline, we are teaching them and ourselves how to suffer and also how to grow.”
“Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it. Once we truly know that life is difficult-once we truly understand and accept it-then life is no longer difficult. Because once it is accepted, the fact that life is difficult no longer matters.”
“Discipline is wisdom and vice versa.”
“With total discipline we can solve all problems.”
“Love is the will to extend one's self for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's spiritual growth... Love is as love does. Love is an act of will -- namely, both an intention and an action. Will also implies choice. We do not have to love. We choose to love.”
“Spiritually evolved people, by virtue of their discipline, mastery and love, are people of extraordinary competence, and in their competence they are called on to serve the world, and in their love they answer the call.”
“Problems do not go away. They must be worked through or else they remain, forever a barrier to the growth and development of the spirit.”
“Problems call forth our courage and our wisdom; indeed, they create our courage and wisdom.”
“We must be willing to fail and to appreciate the truth that often "Life is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be lived."”
“It is only because of problems that we grow mentally and spiritually. ”