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Darkness Is Your Friend Darkness is not an enemy that stops you from attaining the Dhamma. Darkness is your friend if you know how to take pleasure in it. Don’t be discouraged if you don’t see any images. Stay with the darkness in a relaxed manner. The darker it is the closer it is to brightness. Sooner or later the brightness will appear. Stay with the darkness in a happy and joyous mood without questioning whether or when brightness will appear. Get acquainted with the darkness using a calm and peaceful mind. Don’t become anxious or disappointed. Feel that you’re sitting quietly in a night that is pitch black. If it appears like 1 a.m., then accept it as 1 a.m. No matter how badly you want to rush, the sun is still not ready to come out at this hour. Even if it is 2 a.m., 3 a.m., 4 a.m., or 5 a.m., still it is not yet the right time for the sun to show up. It is only when the dawn is breaking that the sun will come out to give its bright, shining, golden rays to the world. If you just sit quietly and calmly without worrying about anything, soon your mind will become peaceful, your wishes will be fulfilled, and the brightness will appear on its own.