What is better self-discipline or obsession?
I wanted to help a woman who needed success, and she was struggling with self-discipline. I asked her, "Why don't you choose something you're passionate about?" And she said, "That doesn't work out." I said, "When I write a book, I can write anywhere—even at a noisy train station, a bus terminal, or in freezing temperatures. I don't care, because I want to write that book." But then you don't have it under your control? I don't need to. I need to be relaxed and in the flow; then I can ignore everything. I proved this again yesterday, and it was so noisy. People think they need a perfect meditation room to meditate. What nonsense. If you cannot meditate right now, you cannot meditate at all. My previous Guru told us to meditate at the train station to learn how. What if a mosquito bites you? Watch it. And when you watch the mosquito bite you, your meditation will be transformed. If you are obsessed with your goal and relaxed at the...