Two qualities are at the root of all meditation development: right eff…

Jack Kornfield
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Two qualities are at the root of all meditation development: right effort and right aim—arousing effort to aim the mind toward the object. ✨ Joseph Goldstein, Jack Kornfield (2001). Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation, p.27, Shambhala Publications
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Two qualities are at the root of all meditation development: right effort and right aim—arousing effort to aim the mind toward the object. ✨ Joseph Goldstein, Jack Kornfield (2001). Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation, p.27, Shambhala Publications

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