We yearn for there to be meaning to our lives, balanced with a sense of inner peace & joy.
Observing your thoughts, feelings & sensations is the grist of the practice.
Do not speak about anyone who is not physically present.
While meditating we are simply seeing what the mind has been doing all along.
Support the type of thinking that leads you to feeling good, peaceful & happy.
That's why it's called a practice. We have to practice a practice if it is to be of value.