People will be disappointed if they meditate, expecting a third eye to open after closing the other two.
A devastating statement, in its truthfulness! I too have spent some periods of my life meditating regularlydaily and many hours on weekends. With no visible results. That did not discourage me from following this path, but made it evident that things are not so simple as turning a switch on, as perhaps it may sound from a first reading of the Autobiography.
Maybe most of us project an exceeding amount of hope and optimism in new projects. I used to see that as a guitar teacher. People think it must be easier than it appears. However, when they get discouraged by the amount of work that has to be spent on achieving results they often lose interest.
What I have noticed though is that even though my progress at times seems stunted compared to what we read about in the Autobiography, what is happening is that we are either progressing or not when it comes to spiritual development. And I see a lot of people backsliding or stuck in their development because of making little to no effort in discipline about the actual practices given to us. Or the service required to see visable progress.
