Swiss Retreat 2019 Group Interviews 13 (37:30-38:25)
Take for example, a yogi comes to practice and is depressed. I give him all these different information to help him understand how meditation might be helpful so that he’s willing to try and practice.
Different kinds of information that we get help to settle the mind in different ways and they adjust the attitude of the mind so that it is willing to be mindful.
Although in the end it’s when the attitude is right that the most effective meditation happens, but we all start by practicing with wrong attitude.
And there’s nothing wrong with that – it’s still practice – and we learn from it.