How to Be a Better Meditator

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I have ample real world evidence that even people who are very good technically skilled meditators can sometimes not be the nicest people. I don't think that Buddhists are necessarily kinder than anybody else. And actually, luckily, less disappointed than I might be if I held those kinds of ideals. But plenty about this, where I to hold those ideals would be profoundly disappointing.

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Why should we meditate? What are the typical developmental stages as one progresses along the contemplative path? What does it mean to "hold an ontology loosely"? Are some meditative techniques inappropriate for some practitioners? Are there risks associated with meditation?

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