Time's Fool

Meditation --rational or irrational? Stress, general physical health, mental health and balance. Essentially, any practice of meditation assists primarily in the development of two skills: concentration and awareness. Several other "contributory" skills may need to be developed as well, such as silence and physical stillness. Numerous ancilary benefits may occur as a result of the development and practice of these skills. The decision to engage in a practice of meditation may well be an extremely rational decision. Thinking about the practice may also be a very rational activity. Practicing meditation is itself, however, a non-rational activity (or inactivity). Furthermore, there is no doubt in my own mind whatsoever that a practice of meditation is likely to have as one of its benefits the enhancement of the practitioner's ability to think rationally.