Why Should We Meditate?

The retreat will prepare us for that stimulating time of thought and conversation, which we hope will bear fruit in practice. But it will also take us to the heart of what we mean by a contemplative approach to these issues, and therefore to the meaning of the experience of meditation in itself. When John Maim was asked once, you know, why should we meditate? He responded by saying, because this is what we are made for. This is what we have created for.