Dear Chenxsi, >> Will i severely regress, as the book says? Do i have to start it all over again, starting with the thought control exercise? Currently i am practicing many hours per day, just to make up for the loss. << A break of less than a week is hardly cause for a *severe* regression. :) Usually, with such a brief hiatus, the cost is just to one's forward momentum, not to ground already covered. But in the end, *you* are the only one who can say whether or not *you* need to start over from the beginning. My best to you, :) Rawn Clark 19 Jan 2003 rawnclark@... rawn@... http://www.ABardonCompanion.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BardonPraxis