we need to be mindful of how we’re making effort. If there is a strong agenda—the “in-order-to” mind I’ve spoken of — being aware in order for something in particular to happen, or if we’re holding on to the object too tightly, afraid that we’ll lose it, then we need to open and relax the mind, softening the quality of our effort. On the other hand, if the mind is continually drifting off and there is no effort to investigate what is going on, then we need to strengthen this effort factor.
