Effort Without Striving Leads to Lightness

Struggling to attain something often leads to frustration and discouragement, as experienced during two years of challenging practice. The key insight is the distinction between unskillful effort, which is characterized by ambitious striving, and skillful effort, which focuses on being present and accepting the current reality. True progress comes from a bright effort that embraces what is already available, rather than from a relentless pursuit for change.