the monks mediate for many hours every day they have been doing it for centuries 2000+ years have passed we haven’t yet had another buddha not even one and you think practising meditation for 20 minutes a day and attending the courses of your favourite bearded gurus will give you enlightenment bringing an end to all your problems there is no difference between the monk and the householder both are reluctant to see the truth they’d rather settle for a compromise for the world is built for the unserious by the unserious to pursue the unserious