..Something seeks stimulation – there’s a desire to get something that’s more stimulating or activating than the water.

Maybe this outward seeking occurs because we don’t fully recognize and acknowledge the water – the qualities of the heart-mind [citta]. Maybe we haven’t fully appreciated the citta – enjoyed it, sensed it, experienced it as it actually is. If we could be open to enjoying that, feeling happy and satisfied with that, there wouldn’t be this need to throw stuff into it – to want more of this, or less of that, or change it...

The practice of Right Effort is to savour skilful states and linger in them because they are food for the heart and if the heart feeds on those skilful states, it won’t get restless and hungry, murky and agitated, fearful and depressed because it is getting good food.

Ajahn Sucitto