Meditation is Joyous Work

"Meditation is about changing patterns within yourself by bringing your mind to a still point over and over again. Each time you concentrate within yourself; each time you connect deeply within yourself. Your whole field of attention contracts to a dynamic still point within which is released whatever pattern of restriction is functioning at that moment. What replaces it is a broader, finer pattern. Over time, this event frees you from the limitations of your physical body, of your mind, and of your emotions. It's true that this is work - but it's a joyous work."

Swami Chetanananda, The Breath of God