Learning how to sustain attention on the meditation object ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
Learning how to sustain attention on the meditation object depends not only on refusing to indulge in distracting thoughts, but also on developing positive feelings for the object itself. If you can appreciate the simplicity and subtlety of the breath so much that you are no longer searching for other mental states to entertain you, then you are learning the art of contentment. If you can be content with the sensation of the breath, then you can be content with your possessions in the material world. Being content means being conscious of the value of what we have right now.
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