Why Meditation?
Bring Yourself into Alignment with the Natural Path to Enlightened Wisdom
Although meditation for me was primarily about seeking peak spiritual experiences and understanding what the vague term enlightenment actually means, any contemplative practice has numerous benefits. In particular, the mindfulness movement and the emphasis on the value of compassion for self and others in positive psychology are based on thousands of years of research by saints and sages from various backgrounds who foreshadowed modern day psychology.
Spirituality is never just a means to an end, but also an end in itself: many of our trials and tribulations, which express themselves in life crises and psychological breakdowns, are — from a mystical perspective — an inner pause in the search for the actual path that lies behind our unique explorative journeys through life. Meditation and other spiritual practices at best do nothing more than aligning us with this natural path of growth and maturation towards higher forms of wisdom.