Quality vs Quantity

Quality vs quantity. Which is it? And why is it important that we know?

Regarding yoga practice, I've been told both. The quality of your practice counts for a great deal, but you must have 1,000,000 repetitions of your mantra. Or is the quantity assuming that 999,999 will be of a lesser quality, and it really only takes 1 to do the trick?

One great bite of food. Is that all it takes? Or what about 1,000,000 lesser bites? And if I have 1 amazing chocolate bar in my house, is that enough? What about when it's gone? Will it keep feeding me for the other 999,999 days? 

Maybe quality v quantity is an upscale issue. When we have quantity, then we move on to quality. Maybe until the root chakra is taken care of, meaning we have enough to survive, then we move on the second chakra- preference. Quality. 

Only when we feel we have enough, does the issue of quality come in. But if we haven't let go of fear, the memories or samskaras that were back in the days when we didn't have enough, we may never feel like we have enough.  And no matter the quality, we will still seek the quantity. It still won't be enough. 

So if we perceive ourselves as hungry, less than, not worthy, inadequate, unlucky, unlikely, then no matter the gifts we bestow or receive, it will never be enough. That one perfect repetition of mantra will not be enough, even though it was enough. 

Only when we know we are enough, will enough be enough. And that is quality and quantity.