What is the goal or reward of meditation?
 

Like many others, I too have tried to meditate and right now not doing such a good job. However, I keep hearing and reading that it is difficult in the beginning but the reward in the end is completely worth the effort put in. So was just wondering for those who are able to meditate and focus, what was your goal or the reward you feel you got by persisting with meditation?

My personal reason for trying to meditate is to first feel some peace of mind and also to see if I can experience absolutely anything spiritual that would make me feel there is something bigger than standard human life.

Hi
The difficulty lies only in quieting the mind.
There are people around, who do not know that it is possible.

Because the mind will tell them to stop, or make them think it is not working and may make every effort to interrupt it (or not, depends on the personality), but every effort in quieting it, works.

It is not important how long (in a day) you meditate, but how often you can repeat it (in a week, in a month).

And you want to enter the relaxation state. The very relaxing one, but not falling asleep. (this is not mandatory but with the practice you can reach it easily)

The often you do it, (and feeling or faking happiness while doing it - just smile for example) will train and encourage you to do it often and longer.

Then after you are able to relax for 10~20 minutes, try to find if you can locate yourself. Try to find where the 'I' is.

'Rupert Spira' has some tips on the 'self enquiry' on youtube.

What are the rewards of meditation ?
You may discover the unreality of what you call reality.
Beside of healing effects of meditation like reduced stress, you may encounter increased knowledge, inspirations and ideas which are based on Problem solving.

Happy meditating.

I'll add that once I got in the rhythm of meditating daily, for however long, I was more likely to be in a near-meditative state for much of the day. This made it easier for me to process exterior energies which I find useful.

The feeling of being connected to more than I ever thought, because of all the chatter, was a relief in a sense. I found it well worth the effort and, I find my progress feels endless so that's teaching me a world of patience. It's liberating to feel that there's not rush or time limit to something that's having such a profound effect on me.

I hope that helps encourage you to keep trying. I found once I 'got' it, while some days were easier than others, I mostly could get in a state quickly. On the days when I don't, I let myself completely off the hook. I find that attitude helps me in everything as well.

Hello,
The goal of meditation is to not have a goal!

Kind Regards Billy.

for someone starting out, your goal is perfect. Keep those reasons in your mind to make you sit down and start.

My reason for starting meditation was that I realised that everything I wanted in life (love,peace, happiness) was already within me, and meditation was the key to finding it.

My goal for practising meditation was to attain an expansion of consciousness.

My reward for meditation was reaching a permanent expanded consciousness. When I say permanent, it has been present now for the past 30+ years. If I can do it then anyone can.

It hasn't always been easy, and I have gone through phases where I really did not want to meditate. But I have also gone through phases where I have done a lot of daily meditation. Something within me has always called me back to meditation. The rewards are worth it.

Peace.

Hello,
Obstacles,obstacles,obstacles,the world is full of obstacles,that's why everyone is not a billionaire?, its too hard,or a lawyer?,its too much study,or meditation? it takes too much of my time,its boring,I get so far then stop,too many obstacles,obstacles and more obstacles, too many obstacles! why so many obstacles?
Its to make sure you earn what you are looking for,life wasn't meant to be easy?lol,

Kind Regards Billy.

Not trying to be ' too short' with anyone...but, to be blunt...
to have God visit me right in my own inner field of vision.
Ahhhh, thanks for asking. :notworthy: :love9: :love7:

My meditation rewards are practical:
I understand my own motivations better,
therefore I understand other people better
so basically I am nicer to them, because deep down we're all the same!
I am generally a nicer, more patient person
I do get cross: but when it's not fair/wise to be cross, I walk away for a while.
I expect it has been good for my health as well.
Even after only a few weeks of meditation my husband said I seemed happier.
I'm not sure I am happier, but bad things don't affect me so much.
All these things have improved slowly of course, but were quite noticeable to me right from the start.
Is that good enough?
Love, Annemieke.

When I had cancer, of course I was scared and emotional. So when I was meditating at the time, I was very scared and emotional! But afterwards I was fine: I had got rid of it in the meditation.
Suppressing things, or trying to push them away, only makes matters worse. It is better to live through them (in the meditation), however unpleasant.

I first started meditating to find relief from my anxiety, my mind was racing all the time and deep meditative states were the only times I felt at peace. But I have since then gotten rid of anxiety and meditation is still the most important part of my practice, but now for spiritual reasons.

I find that it just allows me to connect to something bigger, receive some answers, feel at peace, send love and good energy to other people and so on and so on.

At the moment my goal is to remain in the emptyness for as long as possible until I am so good at it that my hyper distracted mind can slow right down and appreciate every moment of the journey instead of constantly searching for more distractions.

I'm meditating to reach and nurture emptiness... LOL.

Yea that's a fairly reasonable way of looking at it.


Generally speaking it's discovery and healing in the 'truth will set you free' sense.


A human life is what it is about, but there is a lot about ourselves we don't know, have forgotten, or have never seen.

That's well said.

Thank you everyone for your reply to my post. All these messages are genuinely motivational for me especially seeing what some of you have gone through and achieved through meditation.

I feel sometimes I give up too easily and there are days when i do not even try to meditate even for a few minutes. I am trying to change that and at least get into some kind of a routine even if it is for only for a little while initially.

Just close your eyes for 10 seconds, letting go of all thoughts, daily, is a good practice if you can't or are unwilling to do longer.

And 10 seconds of doing nothing you can find everywhere ^^

When I began meditating, I had no goal but I did have intention and a reason to start. My initial reason was for health reasons for pain control, lower blood pressure, reduce stress and sharpen my mind. The spiritual benefits came at the same time.

Some meditations where better than others but I kept at it and over time, my meditations became better. I still have some days when it doesn't go as well as I'd like but I don't worry about that at all because tomorrow is another day for a good meditation. I find scheduling a meditation works for me so I could add it into a daily routine.

Hope my two bits help.:smile:

I like your 10 seconds idea. Just started doing that and it actually makes me feel good that at least i tried.

Expect nothing and whatever you get is a bonus :wink:

The life experience one with any practice is what integrates and completes the picture of peace, so for me that is how I look at meditation as a relationship to the fullness of understanding yourself and life as one source.

In the beginning I struggled with meditation because I was afraid of death, suffering and all spirit matters. So as you probably would notice, its not the best start because all those layers in self, often link to the core issues we have, that hold us back. So I cleared them first through other means through other tools or practices which linked to the sameness received in meditation. Once I opened to the bigger picture in myself, let much of my conditioned imbalances go, attained a deeper level of core balance, then meditation supported me as a practice. I had to stop fearing the process. Which I did eventually.

I shared this with the intention to show that sometimes if your not being guided by someone experienced who knows the process as it can be or you are going in not very aware of the nature of the unfolding of yourself in the meditation space and only pointing towards the end result, you can through your own mind be avoiding your own process for reason. So naturally the meditation space is set up with its "want and need" immediately and your intention going in is set up for instant results, rather than process of unfolding of you as you are more complete. The practice is a unconscious and conscious unfolding, that suits you as you are more complete, so all of you if open immerses in the space. Letting go of all expectations, being aware of the process with some informed guidance, can get your back to the present moment and take a new approach to it as a practice more aware of it's process than just the end results or goal orientated alone.

The process can lead to peace and expansion ongoing. Like any practice what you put in is what you receive. So when I am there now, all of me is there open to what is, letting things unfold naturally, not expecting anything. What naturally moves then, is what wants to move in me more readily by not controlling what I want. It is in those moments where you can shift more freely and deepen into those spaces your aware of you can attain, just in this way, your open to more than just your goal alone.

I don't care for 'spirituality' as such. Not sure what it is! But just to know myself, and therefore others, a bit better, is for me a marvellous outcome of meditation. I now realise how unpleasant and hurtful I have been to other people - without knowing it at the time. Just because I did not have a good view of them, because I did not have a good view of myself.
And there is plenty room for improvement still, so I meditate on.
Making life slightly less of an ordeal for others, while being, somehow, a bit more happy within myself - that's good enough for me.

Inspirational Speakers
 

Hii
There are some rewards of Meditation such as

1. Offers physical, mental and emotional balance in your life
2. Lowers your blood pressure
3. Decreases any tension-related pain you may be feeling
4. Increases your immune system

My reward....peace, stillness, nothingness :D and release.