The master brings in the door, and the practice is in the personal meaning

There are many influencing factors in a person's achievements, and the two sentences make sense, each accounting for a certain component.

The environment in which a person is located often has a huge impact on him, the so-called close to Zhu is red, close to ink is black, often in contact with people who are cultivated and have deep thoughts, and will consciously or unconsciously improve their depth of thought through imitation and subtle ways. The same is true of the student-teacher relationship, where the student is often assimilated by some of the teacher's ideas or learns some of the teacher's ways of dealing with problems. Over time, the thoughts of the students who follow the Master will go up a notch, and that is when the Master leads them into the door, and often the Master will produce some high-level disciples.

If you mix with some low-quality people all day long, it is difficult to improve, unless you have extreme talent.

Following the Master doesn't necessarily lead to success, it also has to do with one's qualifications, diligence, and way of thinking. If a person spends all day surfing the Internet and playing games, it is difficult to say that there will be any major achievements, at most some clever things. Teachers often say that students' qualifications are similar, and the difference lies in their learning methods and diligence, which exaggerates the acquired factor, and the problem of innate qualifications does exist, and this problem should be faced.

Therefore, it is still up to the individual to practice.

There are many examples in history where many Masters have produced more than one Nobel Laureate. These Nobel laureates have achieved these achievements through their own hard work and talent, but they are often greatly influenced by their mentors.

Famous examples:

Thompson (the man who discovered the electron) produced seven Nobel Prizes. Rutherford, the famous founder of atomic physics, has cultivated twelve Nobel Prizes.

A quick look on the internet will reveal a lot of related things.

The master will guide you in the correct way to practice, and you still have to rely on yourself to work hard.

So-called"Every man dies and dies"Even if the Buddha is alive, he still has to rely on his own bodhichitta and intensive practice, and the Buddha cannot replace him.

The blessing and guidance of the master, and the dedication of the monks are only a helper, and the most important thing is their own practice.