Myth of Quiet Mind

“What is the greatest obstacle to deep meditation? If you ask spiritual seekers, the majority of them will give you some version like, “ It’s my busy, relentless mind. I just have so many thoughts. And this endless stream of thoughts prevents me from really going deep in meditation.” I don’t know exactly where this rumor got started. But somewhere along the way, nearly all of us learned that meditation is about having a “quiet mind,” or eliminating the stream of thoughts, or at least finding a way to focus our mind or make it more “spiritual.” And as a result, nearly everyone meditating today is engaged in a misguided project of trying to do something about their active mind.”