en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/298256 Comments by Siva_venkat http://livewithoutconflict.com/blog/meditation-stress/#IDComment13748154 Let me summarize my understanding from the previous two posts and the respective comments. It is important to have the following: - Knowing clearly the desired outcome ( A to B) - Persistent desire for the end state (B) - +ve attention : Knowing and believing that you can tackle the issue/problems along the way When were "playing" our life in pursuit of the above journey, we would inevitably experience the whole spectrum of emotions (+ve and -ve). Our ability to live a full and happy life (experience more of life, in Rob's defn) is our ability to move through quickly these various emotions without getting stuck in any of them (+ve & -ve included).. Meditation is a way of stepping aside and witnessing the "play" without getting attached to the outcomes.. It is simply a state of being where we see and acknowledge that "it is just a play going on".. It is taking a higher perspective..It is just not being a spectator (not like soccer fans fighting) , but being an unattached spectator.. to be cont.. Fri, 9 Jan 2009 06:16:31 +0000 http://livewithoutconflict.com/blog/meditation-stress/#IDComment13748154