Meditation provides you with a centering technique that allows you to free yourself from stereotypical responses. Problems become smaller as you become more centered and focused. It becomes easier to gain perspective and see how you would like to influence the outcome of a situation. You can then exercise that influence consciously, with a goal and a plan. You can grasp the problem much more quickly and solve it much more creatively.
Meditation requires discipline.
While you can see glimpses of meditation s benefits very quickly, it is consistent long-term practice that produces lasting transformation. You must place a priority on it because the benefits of regular meditation far outweigh the costs. It reduces stress, improves health, creates emotional stability, and increases concentration. Possibly the most important thing you gain, however, is patience. In my own experience, I have found meditation necessary for maintaining that state of mind that allows me to rise above the situation as it appears.