Meditation must ultimately produce bliss and eliminate the ego and purify the minds of those who practice it. If that is to be achieved, the ego and “I” factor and desires must vanish. If this is to be realized, one must follow the Buddhist or eastern way of meditation and reject the American way of meditation

Egoism operates on the hedonic principle in a desire-driven manner, resulting in negative emotions and fluctuations in happiness. This Buddhist critique of pleasure-seeking has been supported by recent research indicating that the hedonic principle does not predict lasting happiness. When a stimulus is present, associated pleasure arises, but once the stimulus disappears or is replaced, that positive feeling diminishes, leading to hedonic adaptation—where individuals qui...

The purpose of meditation, highlights the author, is to eliminate desires adhering to ethical principles and practising compassion which fosters awareness of emptiness. But Americans’ converted meditation as per their id and ego with the tremendous power of media and advertisements. They overtook the eastern meditation and made it western and projected the ego method of meditation. This killed Buddha’s way of meditation

The Asian paroverbs” The nail that stands out gets pounded down” and pointed stone meets chisel”