SINGLE BEST ADVICE FOR STARTING A MEDITATION PRACTICE

In order to maximize the benefits of meditation, one must minimize external distractions by practicing in a secluded place. Once a practitioner advances and has achieved a higher level of meditation, there is no need to practice in a secluded place because the power of external distractions has dissipated. However, until one achieves that level of practice, seclusion is a good support for beginning meditators.  -  Lama Dudjom Dorjee