The training is gradual, there is a regular succession of duties, progress is made step by step.

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Just as the Great Ocean, O Bhikkhus, deepens by easy gradations, by a succession of slopes, and the approach to its cavernous depths is gradual, and there is no sudden fall in the nature of a precipice, even so, O Bhikkhus, is the discipline of the Law. The training is gradual, there is a regular succession of duties, progress is made step by step; there is no sudden penetration into the higher wisdom.

Source Udâna 5.8-1 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to the Udâna, the Buddha compares the spiritual path to the great ocean, which deepens on a gentle slope: one advances step by step, without a sudden leap, and each small progress counts. Today, choose one small, realistic step where you want to grow (five minutes of calm, a gentler word) and take it, without demanding of yourself a big change all at once.

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