When we engage in meditation what we are learning to do is to understand something about ourselves because simply practicing meditation in order to be less distracted or less restless has a very limited use. The practice of meditation allows us to rise above certain habitual tendencies.
From a Buddhist perspective, the idea is not to suppress thoughts, ideas, concepts, or emotional upheavals as these things are not seen as the enemies of meditation. The real enemy is our lack of attention or lack of awareness. The idea is to use these mental processes as part of meditation so that we can prosper and develop as human beings.
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