Boredom is important in meditation practice. . . . It is a good feeling to be bored, constantly sitting and sitting. First gong, second gong, third gong, more gongs yet to come. Sit, sit, sit, sit. Cut through the artery until the boredom becomes extraordinarily powerful.
— Chogyam Trungpa, The Essential Chogyam Trungpa by Carolyn Rose Gimian, editor