#channel/bodhi-light-teachings  This is what I don't want you to have this misconception that naturally your mind will become controllable if you sit longer. Not always. You can sit as long as you want, but eventually you run into obstructions on your continuing to sit, and that's why you have to learn how to deal with it. The long sit is designed primarily to calm your mind down, make your problems surface. Do you understand? The key is not long sits. The key is that long sits bring out challenges that will force you to learn how to cope with them.