The Shop of the Universe: How Specific Aims Transform Us
In the Work it is said that it is necessary to have aim. Without aim, we in the Work drift. Aim must have a definite formulation. To aim to be better in a vague sense, is not asking. When it is said: "Ask and ye shall receive," it means to ask something real, something you have seen and wish to change.
The Quiet Effort: Psychological Work and the Path to Transformation
To do this Work requires effort. Effort in the Work is psychological. It is all about not identifying and Self-Remembering. Effort in the Work is all about observing oneself—observing 'I's in oneself and not going with them.