Meditation, to paraphrase Thomas Edison’s famous quote about genius, is one percent instruction to 99 percent perspiration. That is the joy and the pain of this most simple practice. Even those who have never formally meditated have the skill set. You’re a pro at sitting down; you’re breathing all the time; you know how to close your eyes if you want to; you are aware of having thoughts and feelings. And you have probably observed yourself having at least one thought or feeling that you didn’t cling onto or judge. You just have to keep doing that, over and over and over.
