True insight is beyond name and form, it reaches into a realm where borders do not exist.
We are drawn to practicing meditation for its positive effects upon our health and happiness. The practice will gradually help us to let go of the borders and definitions which limit our vision and experience of the world. The goal of the practice is to gain insight into our true nature. The state of enlightenment is the ultimate fruit of such insight.
With correct effort, right understanding, and a sincere dedication to the discipline, there will be a positive transformation in one's being. Both Yoga and Buddhism are a science of life - they are practical approaches.
There are a great many classical spiritual traditions from India. They preserve, evolve and transmit treasures of knowledge to enable us to discover a path towards positive transformation. These traditions may differ in their philosophies and in their approach, and they may also differ in their instructions for practice. This diversity offers a welcome and encouraging climate for study, reflection, enquiry, analysis and debate. All the great masters point out that we cannot reach the goal through dry intellectual understanding and knowledge alone. The expression of philosphy relies upon language and words, which are relative. A sincere aspirant remains non-sectarian, exploring the guidance of teachings, exploring the knowledge of great masters, but becoming self reliant through one's own insight and understanding, which can only come from self effort, from reflecting and meditating oneself.
May you discover a state of mind and an experience of life that is free from all suffering and the boundaries of the ego.
