What is meditation?Meditation is the art of emptying the mind. There are many ways to do this and many reasons why.When thoughts arise they are removed it is this simple yet also very hard. Meditation is an inner art, for this reason it can be hard to measure progress, however some special ways to measure improvement and observe increased concentration. See Mantra Meditation for information on Why meditate?Meditate to bring more calmness into your life.Turn off bad thoughts when they enter your mind. Meditate so that you can learn about yourself. Mediate for increased self control. Meditate and feel illuminated inside your mind. Meditate to turn negative into positive. Meditate to escape stress and suffering. Meditative to become happier. Mediation removes deep attachments. "There are also ways to focus on visualization techniques, this is slightly different than meditation." 
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