Hehe: it is the most simple thing, though—nothing could be simpler, in a sense. I think the trick is that depending on your present situation it becomes more e

Hehe: it is the most simple thing, though—nothing could be simpler, in a sense. I think the trick is that depending on your present situation it becomes more easy/difficult to do the simple thing and, e.g., 'go back into' the film/book. Meditation is just training to do that regardless of circumstances. edit: Also, this part is really just personal opinion: I think the other part of it is you begin to see that it's possible to be content with less than you previously believed was required (because you enter a state of contentment just by sitting each morning, even if, e.g., you don't have as much money as you'd like, or you're having relationship trouble, or you don't like your self-image—whatever.), and this starts impacting your outlook on life: you start valuing experience more and evaluations of aspects of your condition less.