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"According to Dharma, laziness is any mind that is disinclined to engage in virtuous activities, not just attachment to physical ease and sleep.

There is no more important spiritual task than to eliminate laziness.

Suppleness is the direct opponent to laziness.

With suppleness, virtuous activities such as contemplation or meditation become a pleasure and there is no reluctance to engage in them.


The serviceability of the mind, which is called 'suppleness', is one of the main benefits that come from concentration.

Although at present we have a certain degree of concentration when we meditate, it is relatively weak and short-lived, and so the suppleness it produces is subtle and difficult to recognize; but as our concentration becomes stronger and more stable our suppleness will also improve.


It is not just the intensity of suppleness that is important, for suppleness must also be firm and long-lasting.

If we have suppleness that lasts for twenty-four hours a day we shall always find it easy to engage in virtuous actions because we shall never become physically or mentally tired; and we shall always be delighted to listen to, contemplate, and meditate on Dharma teachings.

With this joy in Dharma practice we shall find no difficulty in accomplishing the five paths, the ten grounds, and the realizations of the two stages of Tantra."