In practicing concentration, there's no way everyone will get results at the same speed. Some people get fast results, others get slow results. There are even those who never seem to gain a taste of stillness at all.
Still, they shouldn't get discouraged.
The act of making an effort in the area of the Mind is, in itself, a higher form of merit and skill than the act of giving gifts or observing the precepts.
Many have been trying to practice concentration for a long time, but the mind has never been still.
When the mind isn't still, we can at least make sure it doesn't wander off far. Use our mindfulness to stay mindful of the body. Look to see it as inconstant, stressful, and not-self. Develop the perception of its being unattractive, with nothing of any substance to it at all. When the mind sees clearly in this way, it will give rise to a sense of dismay, disenchantment, and dispassion. This, too, can cut through the clinging-aggregates.
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