Originally posted by longchen:
Insight is also very important... perhaps even more important than
Jhana attainments. My point is... with the proper
understanding and practice... realisations and progress
along the enlightenment path is shorter than one usually expect.
Certainly it is less than one kalpa 
Indeed. Very true.
One of the major pitfall is in reading up and absorbing all kinds
of informations, regardless of whether they are from religious
sources or not. It must be understood that many informations maybe
culturally bias. Even if the informations are true, those realised
masters wrote from a state that is different from the average
readers'. As such, these readers conjure up 'imaginations' and
'speculation' that impede progress. Yes, speculations impede
progress. In fact, they are what constitute most of my
obstacles.... I spend more time unlearning them instead
These are my experiences and I hope this is helpful.
Yes and very sincere advise. Very true in every sentence. Thank
you. 
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