Relaxation could increase by 4 things ππ¨π¦ππ¨π«ππππ₯π π±ππ’π€π¦, π§π°π°π₯, π±π¦π°π±ππ¦, π’π―π₯ π’π€π΅πͺπ·πͺπ΅πͺπ¦π΄. These things support you to have more progress in meditation.
But what if the environment is not ready? There is a story of a monk in the past who did not discourage by obstacles and was able to achieve in meditation.
Monk Punna in the lord Buddha era was also one of the monks that meditated for a long time but still could not reach his ultimate goal of Arahan so he decides to go to his hometown for a comfortable environment to meditate. Lord Buddha asks him his opinion on various circumstances due to how brutal people in his hometown are.
Puuna what are you going to do if they shout at you or curse you with rude words?
Ans: it’s better than they beat me with their fist
Punna what if they beat you with a fist?
Ans: it’s better than they hurt me with a stick
Punna what if they hurt you with a stick?
Ans: itβs better than they kill me with a sharp weapon
Punna what if they kill you with a sharp weapon?
Ans: itβs still fine because various people have to find weapons to kill themselves, I donβt have to.
Punna, if you have this much conviction then you gonna be fine.
After traveling to his hometown, he improves his meditation experience and also guides people in the village to become better people too.
