>>When one decides to embark on the path of enlightenment, meditation is the key. Even if you are not on the path of enlightenment and are seeking inner peace, faith, compassion, healing, wisdom or any great virtue like these, meditation is still your key to success. >> Meditation goes way back, farther than you may think. You may think that meditation requires a huge change in your life or that you must sacrifice something that means a lot to you in order to have a life of meditation. >>This is far from the truth and is just one weapon in Mara's arsenal that could be used to steer you from ever meditating. Meditation in general is a way of connecting with your inner being. It is a way of detaching yourself from the everyday iniquities that exist in general life and finding a peace within yourself where you can reside as long as you like. >>Meditation is not about becoming better than others, in fact you will be more successful in meditation if you also practice a humble life. No one can achieve anything if they feel they are better than others as opposed to equal. >>Meditation will not make you rich, it can not change the outcome of your life's issues, although it can make you see those issues differently. If you really want to get into the meat of what meditation can do for you then you have to make it as useable as breathing is to you. [pause]