"Only in quiet waters do things mirror themselves undistorted. Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world." -Hans Margolius

So what is meditation anyway?

And why should we "practice?"

Answers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ybfztsEO-7I

Jack Kornfield, The Practice of Meditation (excerpt) - Thinking Allowed with Dr. Jeffrey Mishlove by ThinkingAllowedTV

NOTE: This is an excerpt from a 30-minute DVD. http://www.thinkingallowed.com/2jkornfield.html Through quieting the mind we become aware of our unconscious tensions and the act of awareness itself serves to heal those tensions. Buddhist teacher of Vipassana (mindfulness) meditation, clinical psychologist and author of Living Masters of Buddhism and A Clear Forest Pool, Jack Kornfield, Ph.D., seeks out the factors common to all varieties of meditation.