Effortless Meditation:

A Practice of "Letting Go"

Whatever your technique of meditation, Zen, Mindfulness, TM, etc.,
effortlessness of practice will increase its effectiveness.

Usually we think "I am thinking" or "doing" or "feeling" or even "I am my

thoughts, and my feelings, and my actions." And with that identification
comes suffering.

The value of effortless meditation is that it is a pleasant, relaxing practice that

loosens identification with thoughts and feelings, releases stress resulting in
health benefits, and awakens subtle levels of awareness which leads to the
experience of Transcendental or Pure Consciousness.

Just what does effortless mean? NO EFFORT! We sit down with the intention
to do our technique, but then we "do" nothing! We welcome whatever
happens as it comes. Just like remembering and forgetting a name or phone
number, we remember our technique automatically.

To meditate effortlessly, sit comfortably with closed eyes for a moment.

Thoughts and feelings and bodily sensations will arise within the silence
without effort on your part. Then you will remember that you are sitting there
to meditate, and that remembering will be effortless ("Oh..."). That is one
repetition of the effortless meditative cycle. At this point it is important to not
try to "do" your meditation technique! This faint remembering is enough.
Then, after a few moments, you will become lost in thought for a while until
you again remember "Oh...", which continues the cycle.

To keep your meditation effortlessness, REMEMBER!

 NO EFFORT
 NO CONCENTRATION
 NO EXPECTATIONS
 NO MENTAL OR VOCAL VERBALIZATIONS
 NO RESISTANCE TO ANYTHING THAT COMES
 IT'S A NATURAL, AUTOMATIC PROCESS

IN PRACTICE WE SIT LIKE THIS FOR 15 OR 20 MINUTES, TWICE A

DAY