What is meditation?

For most people, the first image that comes to their minds is a person sitting in lotus position with eyes closed. But when one tries meditating the first question that comes to the mind is that what he is supposed to do after closing his eyes. In fact most people find it punishing to close their eyes and sit quietly for more than five minutes. The answer to that question is not simple. Therefore there are many versions of it given by different people.The different versions translate into dif...