If at first there is a sluggishness in practicing awareness, don’t force yourself. That would be an effort again. Just be aware of your sluggishness without any judgment or condemnation. You will then understand that awareness involves as much effort as a lover makes to go to her beloved, or a hungry man makes to eat his food, or a mountaineer to get to the top of his beloved mountain. So much energy is expended, so much hardship even, but it isn’t effort, it’s fun! In other words, awareness is an effortless activity.
