"You are born at a good time and in a good form of existence. Now then, emulate the wise students of the Buddha and put forth effort as strong as theirs, so that you may attain to the awakening to which you aspired.
"What the Buddha taught is the way out of suffering. You don't have to know a vast amount. If you practice one meditation technique properly with strong and steadfast effort, you will come to know for yourselves that you are people of great strength. You will not have to ask others about the Dhamma teachings, and you will not even have to tell others that you are practicing.
"Once you have established effort, you will not only know what good teachers told you, but you will clearly know for yourselves how the viriya iddhipada (viriya - effort, iddhipada - a factor needed for enlightenment) arises in a split-second.
"... When [my] increase effort, then the viriya iddhipada factor will increase also. ... As effort increases the viriya iddhipada factor becomes stronger. ... Work continuously. If you develop continuously, you will become happier and happier.
"You will understand that the degree you come out of suffering depends on how much effort you put in and on how strongly the viriya iddhipada factor arises out of this effort." ~ Webu Sayadaw
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