Otherwise, there will be a lot of gaps and missing the point, and you will experience unnecessary confusion. You need to make a commitment to training yourself in meditation. To benefit from meditation, you need more than just a glimpse. In keeping with how the Buddha taught, I would like to present the situation of meditation extremely simply, without metaphysical or philosophical overlay. Simplifying in this case means having no expectations about the technique, not expecting that the technique is going to liberate you or provide flashes of excitement or mystical experiences. The sitting practice of meditation is one of simplifying one’s basic psychology and one’s basic problems. I would like to emphasize that the practice of meditation as it was presented by the Buddha is no more and no less than working with yourself-sitting with yourself, alone, without entertainment, without further feedback and encouragement. It’s confusing because of our own expectations that the practice of meditation should bring about a certain sense of tranquillity, equilibrium, and spiritual “high.”

Doubtlessly, meditation practice is one of the most important and at the same time most confused subjects that we experience.

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