Although it is not so simple to be skillful at having the right attitude all the time – we will still have wrong attitude and we will find it difficult to observe difficult experiences – we learn from it and will become more skillful.

For example, a yogi comes to practice and he’s depressed. I give him all these information to try and get him to understand how meditation might be helpful so he is willing to 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 is when the attitude is right that the most effective meditation happens, but we all start by practicing with wrong attitude.

There’s nothing wrong with that – it is still practice and we learn from it.