What is the aim of meditation?

"What is the purpose of meditation"

Two old friends met in the street. they ask to each other, "what are you doing these days ... do you work?" The other replied: "Oh, I don't have a job right now. Then I spend the whole day meditating. It's better than doing nothing!"

This old joke illustrates one of the many misconceptions about meditation: people really think it's about doing nothing.
While it may be true that a person in deep meditation can remain motionless for several hours, and while the goal may be to empty the mind.

True meditation is far from doing nothing.

Meditation, in fact, requires quite a person, but everything is in the mind; it's about bringing your mind to a high state of consciousness.
Doing that requires a little work.

Think of the brain as a pulsating and pulsating motor that radiates energy in the form of waves. The characteristics of these thought waves depend on the current state of the brain.

When a person is awake, conscious and functioning normally, the brain is said to be in beta state. 

When the brain relaxes a little, it is calm and without thinking, it is in an alpha state. 

When it reaches a state of deep relaxation and meditation, the brain is in theta state.
When brain reach deep and dreamless dream you are in delta state.

Stages of Meditation

Meditation is the process of relaxing the mind and bringing the brain from its normal active beta state to a state of absolute calm: theta state.

This slows brain activity almost to the point of sleep. Ironically, it is also the state in which the floodgates that hide the hidden memories seem to open, unleashing a torrent of rich and vivid images and inspiration.

This is important and even desirable because this is where you get inspiration and solutions to seemingly insurmountable problems that may be bothering you.

Here is a simple technique, a breathing meditation, that can help calm the mind and eliminate distractions. You can practice this anywhere, at any time; It requires nothing more than breathing and having the will to calm down.

1. Choose a quiet place away from people or things that can distract you.

2. Sit comfortably. You can sit on the floor, in the traditional cross-legged position, or you can sit on a chair. Whatever you choose, make sure your back is straight; This prevents you from being sleepy.

3. Close your eyes and start focusing on your breathing. Breathe naturally through your nose and don't try to control your breathing.

4. Pay special attention to the feeling you feel when each breath passes through the nostrils. Block everything else; Focus only on how it feels to breathe. At first, your mind may be tempted to wander and think about other things: the work that needs to be done, the payment of the rent, the errand that your spouse has asked you to do, you must stop every time this