Can goal setting be done for meditation? Do you meditate aimlessly not knowing where to reach?

Most of us meditate. But do we know which stage we have reached or what is the purpose of our meditation? The way we set goals for everything we want to achieve, the same way we also must set goals for meditation.

Meditating without goals is like driving a car without knowing the destination. We might sit for hours meditating or chanting a mantra but with no goal, we would not reach anywhere.

Once we know the desired destination we can make efforts accordingly and make it possible. We would attain happiness, success, or even peace of mind only when it is a goal for us and we make efforts accordingly.

We can reach New York or Delhi only when we are driving on the right path. Otherwise, we would be driving in circles and not reaching anywhere despite making the best of our efforts.

Thus, goal setting in meditation is crucial just like any other activity.