"The first step in meditation is
concentration. Whatever you do--whether you are an accountant or a dancer--you
have to be able to concentrate.... The first step in meditation is
concentration, and you can attain that depth of concentration if you train yourself.
Never give up! Accept meditation as part of your life, just as you eat, sleep,
and do other things; make it a prominent goal to have a calm mind, to have a
one-pointed mind, to have a tranquil mind. Do not give that up.