Effortless
"The best meditation is effortless. It is gentle awareness."
When you first start learning how to ride a bicycle, it is very difficult to maintain the balance for even a few seconds. Seems almost impossible? It takes great attention to detail, focus, a lot of mental and physical effort and many failed attempts to finally learn the skill. And once you get it, it becomes easy- almost effortless. In reality, you still have to constantly pedal to keep the cycle going- but it seems much simpler now. Over time, you don’t even realise that you are putting in any effort at all- it becomes second nature.
Similarly, Mindfulness is a skill that can be learnt. It might seem difficult in the beginning. But over time, it becomes effortless and you are able to maintain balance without much difficulty. Even if you miss out for a while, you can pick up right where you left off.
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