Guided meditation vs. Non-guided meditation

[omegahelix]

What do you mean by 'progress' and a 'poor manner'?

Hi Peter, That was just me trying not to say "doing it wrong". It can be frustrating sometimes when people talk about meditation and say things like "there is no wrong way to do it" or "no way is the way". I know there is an underlying point that is trying to be made but it makes it hard to get pointers.

[Peter]

Hi omega,
The sentence you're probably referring to is: "About the guided meditations. I'd say, just do what you feel like. There is no wrong or right way."
What I meant was, that some people like guided meditations, others not. One isn't better than the other; everybody is different.
Peter

[omegahelix]

Ah, OK, thanks for the clarification.

[JonW]

Regarding goals, I like what Ed Halliwell says:
'The joke in meditation is that we get somewhere by not trying to get anywhere...if you are seeking peace it will come when you stop measuring everything, including meditation, against an arbitrary yardstick.'
(From Ed's new book, Into The Heart Of Mindfulness)

[Peter]

I like it too, Jon
Peter

[Gareth]

The joke in meditation is that we get somewhere by not trying to get anywhere...

Quite.