A dhamma friend of mine asked me the other night how I managed to maintain a practice with newborns as he is due to be a father anytime. He has been able to attain deeper states of concetration in the past and is now of the opinion that anything less than a 45 minute sit is worthless. Sound familiar?
As I gave him advice about maintaining a guerilla practice I realized that I really have not yet been able to sit anything less than the ideal amount of time without judgement either. Yes, all things being equal it is generally better to sit longer but it’s always good to remind oneself of the fact that, as Ven. Ajahn Chah pointed out, chickens are consumate professionals when it comes to sitting for long periods but not one yet has become an arahant (as far as I can tell).
Cattāri Brahmavihārā 
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