You can’t force meditation. Though many of us think that the more effort we apply during meditation the quicker or better the results will be, this is not how meditation works. In this short animation Meditation Doctor Andy Puddicombe explains the ins and outs of applying effort during meditation.

Every Tuesday we feature new teachings by Andy at our “Introduction to Mindfulness” series. Read today’s teaching.

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