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Mindfulness in Plain English   Why Meditate? Many of us find life continuously unsatisfying.  We can distract the nagging feeling for a time, but it inevitably comes back. We must have more. Things must be better. We get stuck in “if only” wishful thinking mode - “if only I had X, all my problems will be solved.” There is no satisfying this impulse. You will never have enough. You equilibrate so quickly to your environment that nothing is ever satisfying enough. The only winning move is not to play. Is there another way to live?  You can control your mind to step outside the endless cycle of desire and aversion.  You can learn not to stop wanting what you currently crave, to recognize desires but not be controlled by them. Meditation is the path to this level of understanding and mental peace . It purifies the mind of “psychic irritants,” bringing you to a new state of tranquility and awareness. It makes you deeply aware of your own thoughts and actions. What Meditation Is