(1) Novices should persevere in listening to, and meditating
upon, religious teachings.
(2) Having had spiritual experience, persevere in meditation
and mental concentration.
(3) Persevere in solitude until the mind has been yogically
disciplined.
(4) Should thought-processes be difficult to control, persevere
in your efforts to dominate them.
(5) Should there be great drowsiness, persevere in your
efforts to invigorate the intellect [or to control the mind].
(6) Persevere in meditation until you attain the
imperturbable mental tranquility of
samadhi.
(7) Having attained this state of samadhi, persevere in prolonging
its duration and in causing its recurrence at will.
(8) Should various misfortunes assail you, persevere in
patience of body, speech, and mind.
(9) Should there be great attachment, hankering, or mental
weakness, persevere in an effort to eradicate it as soon as it
manifests itself.
(10) Should benevolence and pity be weak within you,
persevere in directing the mind towards Perfection.
These are The Ten Things To Be Persevered In.
