@ramblerman, the more you practice, the more your practice and experience informs the advice. Written works like that take on much less meaning, as does the not

@ramblerman, the more you practice, the more your practice and experience informs the advice. Written works like that take on much less meaning, as does the notion of pulling them out to support your reasoning. Based on my experience, "to meditate for any reason other than because its the truth" and "It is a dynamic power which, once mobilized, enables us even the most sudden and unexpected situations to act instantly" do not contradict each other and are one and the same. You become less and less a slave of your own impulses and reactions. You perceive the truth of those impulses. You cut your way free and can act like a child, spontaneously correct in the moment without spinning in your mind. But my experience doesn't mean anything to you. Leaning on it takes you away from your own experience of the present moment.