Why DIY Devotion Doesn't Work

I would quote Sri Ramana Maharshi who asserted that a 15 minute a day practice over time -- usually many years -- would produce the required results. The critical component here is consistency and that includes employing a consistent methodology. As Ramana would say the acquisition itself is not that difficult -- you already have it. So it is a disciplined, repetitive practice of systematically stripping away misguided ways of thinking-being. There is no reason why you can't do this "cafeteria-style". And, of course, no reason why it can't just surface spontaneously. The critical component is the content of what you are consuming. Junk food and flavour of the day are not going to get you very far ;>

I believe 15 minutes a day or 1 minute once can be awakening. I think what is important is that the amount of time be open, honest, sincere, real. I think awakening has to do with quality and not quantity. I think a quality practice helps us stay awake.