An idea from The Way of the Bodhisattva

Don’t tell yourself you’re not the kind of person who could get there. The Buddha said even bees and flies will reach awakening if they keep at it. You can tell good from bad, so the excuse fails.

From The Way of the Bodhisattva by Shantideva

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