Ultimately, the reason to practice and master meditation is to free ourselves and others from all suffering and its causes. It is not about stress relief, or creativity, or confidence; it is not even about enjoying food better. It is about reducing, perhaps even eliminating, suffering in the world, beginning with reducing or eliminating suffering within oneself, and to start by cultivating inner peace, inner joy, and compassion. Peace is the beginning of the end of all suffering.
