If, then, you are intent on “becoming a contemplative” you will probably waste your time and do yourself considerable harm by reading this book. But if in some sense you are already a contemplative (whether you know it or not makes little difference), you will perhaps not only read the book with a kind of obscure awareness that it is meant for you, but you may even find yourself having to read the thing whether it fits in with your plans3 or not. In that event, just read it. Do not watch for the results, for they will already have been produced long before you will be capable of seeing them.
...more
