{"id":2172,"date":"2018-10-16T16:31:35","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T16:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog\/?p=2172"},"modified":"2024-12-24T08:45:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T08:45:16","slug":"goal-of-meditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog\/meditation\/goal-of-meditation","title":{"rendered":"Goal of Meditation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mostly said: meditation has no goal. What is meant: no conceptual one. Then why meditate? The goal is non-conceptual ethics.<\/h3>\n

(This is not an easy text.)<\/p>\n

Spiraling inwards<\/strong><\/p>\n

Morality: the relief of suffering. [see: \u2018Morality Is the Relief of Suffering<\/a>\u2019]<\/p>\n

Which is related to why<\/em> people do what they do, their motivation.<\/p>\n

Which is related to what they find pleasurable.<\/p>\n

Which is related to how they see themselves.<\/p>\n

Which is\u2026<\/p>\n

Eventually, at any stage, it\u2019s always again about \u2018beyond the conceptual\u2019.<\/p>\n

Meditation is about \u2018beyond the conceptual\u2019.<\/p>\n

And always again, the goal is \u2018doing good\u2019: for oneself, for others.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Is this surprising?<\/p>\n

The short definition of \u2018goal\u2019 is \u2018something to do\u2019. So, there is a doing involved. Otherwise it\u2019s already there. No goal. (Note that \u2018continuing to be\u2019 is also a goal.)<\/p>\n

While doing, one can do either \u2018good or bad\u2019. Which to choose?<\/p>\n

People always chose for \u2018good\u2019, again: by definition. It\u2019s implied in \u2018choosing\u2019. Even if some choice seems very<\/em> bad, still that choice is made because in the end, the chooser thinks it\u2019s better. He might choose something good for himself while being bad for others, or vice versa. Still, the reason is \u2018for good\u2019.<\/p>\n

How does one arrive at \u2018good\u2019?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, because one \u2018knows\u2019\u2026 But really? Then how<\/em> does one \u2018know\u2019? Where does that come from?<\/p>\n

For sure: not from conscious processing. Although we all live our life as if this is the way.<\/p>\n

Clearly it\u2019s not.<\/p>\n

Meditation is an in-depth awareness of what eventually orients us to what appears as \u2018good\u2019. Within this awareness, also what forms itself \u2018from inside out\u2019 towards a possibly \u2018better\u2019 way: more congruent within the whole that is present inside us, that is<\/em> us.<\/p>\n

However, don\u2019t trust anything \u2018deep\u2019 just like that!<\/strong><\/p>\n

It also depends on quality. Meditation is a way to relax yourself into who you deeply are. This gives you more chances to be deeply authentic. No guarantee on \u2018goodness\u2019 but more chances for you to see what \u2018goodness\u2019 may mean to you.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s already a good thing. At least you get the choice.<\/p>\n

Looking at it the other way:<\/p>\n

much \u2018badness\u2019 comes from tensions within, trough not being authentic.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It serves then to (try to) diminish the frustration for not being who one truly is, one way or another not \u2018living a full life of true meaningfulness.\u2019<\/p>\n

Friendliness brings authenticity.<\/p>\n

(Warm, open, respectful) meditation brings friendliness.<\/p>\n

Thus, meditation may diminish the need for \u2018badness\u2019. Thus, it may diminish suffering<\/p>\n

to the meditator<\/p>\n

and to all living and sentient beings.<\/p>\n

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