What does really meditation mean?

[oneflewover]

I think Eckhart Tolle also said 'You need a meditation practice until you realize you dont'

[Edwin]

The problems with statements like that are the easy misconceptions that can arise from them.

You need a meditation practice until you realize you dont

A lot of people here will read it as such:

"You need to practice meditation until you realise you don't have to meditate anymore"

But that is not what it says.
You need a meditation practice meaning for instance focus on the breath, focus on a mantra, until you realise that the state you are trying to reach through a practice is always there and can be accessed instantly, either during meditation practice or in daily life.

The Buddha kept on meditating until his death.

[oneflewover]

Absolutely Edwin and you are quite right to point that out and offer an alternative expression and perspective.

Graham

[Marina_J]

Meditation means a concentrated state of mind or to engage in mental exercise to reach at the highest level of spiritual awareness. It is a state of consciousness that brings serenity, clarity, and bliss. There are a lot of reasons for meditation such as for stress reduction, improved health emotional stability, positive thinking, and happiness and for success or quality of life.