In Buddhism it is said that a meditator will go deeper into practise based on one of the following four qualities in them...eventually all the four qualities will need to become stronger but initially it will be one of these which will keep the practitioner on the path -->
1. One track mind -> Some people will choose something in life and then that's it, they will not look or try anything else, they found one thing, they chose it to be their path and now they just stay there. They make progress because they don't let doubt (which is inevitable on any spiritual path and is considered to be one of the 5 primary enemies) change their mind.
2. Good work ethics -> Some people when they decide to try something or choose to pursue something they put all their effort whole-heartedly into it. They make progress because they have extremely good work ethics and are very hard working.
3. Strong Concentration -> Called samadhi in Pali, some people just have a very strong focus, when they are doing something they do it so intensely that they end up making quick progress, this is different from good work ethics, a person with good work ethics might have a weak focus but will keep putting effort to make progress while someone with very good focus might put less effort initially but make good progress non the less because they are just so concentrated towards their task while they are doing it.
4. Intellectuals (i.e. people like me who write stupid blogs on spirituality instead of meditating) -> These people are just too inclined to read and study everything they try and try to understand deeper aspects of things, these people will have a strong inclination to study the theology deeply. Since meditation is not something where the intellect helps these people make progress not because they go into deeper meditative states easily but because through initial experiences itself they have understood the theology and have hence recognised the value of the path.
1. One track mind -> Some people will choose something in life and then that's it, they will not look or try anything else, they found one thing, they chose it to be their path and now they just stay there. They make progress because they don't let doubt (which is inevitable on any spiritual path and is considered to be one of the 5 primary enemies) change their mind.
2. Good work ethics -> Some people when they decide to try something or choose to pursue something they put all their effort whole-heartedly into it. They make progress because they have extremely good work ethics and are very hard working.
3. Strong Concentration -> Called samadhi in Pali, some people just have a very strong focus, when they are doing something they do it so intensely that they end up making quick progress, this is different from good work ethics, a person with good work ethics might have a weak focus but will keep putting effort to make progress while someone with very good focus might put less effort initially but make good progress non the less because they are just so concentrated towards their task while they are doing it.
4. Intellectuals (i.e. people like me who write stupid blogs on spirituality instead of meditating) -> These people are just too inclined to read and study everything they try and try to understand deeper aspects of things, these people will have a strong inclination to study the theology deeply. Since meditation is not something where the intellect helps these people make progress not because they go into deeper meditative states easily but because through initial experiences itself they have understood the theology and have hence recognised the value of the path.
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