Benefits of Meditation

Benefits of meditation ... who would've know it was good for us ;-) The highest truth cannot be put into words. Therefore the greatest teacher has nothing to say. He simply gives himself in service, and never worries. Hua Hu Ching Recently I spent some time reading a message board where the theme of discussion was the teachings of Goenka and whether or not his retreats were cult-like in nature. What seemed to start off innocently, very expeditiously transposed into a competition of ego’s ... filled with “I’ve been on 30 retreats” to “So-and-So is my master”. It is peculiar thing, how people want recognition and praise. We see it everyday. Someone tries so desperately to be seen as ‘something’, in an attempt to boost ones ego. Perhaps they find great satisfaction but it all has such very little meaning. Recognition is not an end in itself. But most people are so caught up in the craving to be recognized. Even those who claim to be self-aware.