Combat-kid

I never thought about it that way. That was very insightful, thank you!

I’ve read two schools of thought on meditation.

One states (and I’m summarizing here) that the purpose is to slow down, generate calm, learn to focus, build concentration, and become mindful.

The other states that it is to increase your anti-fragility. To toughen up your mental strength by exposing yourself to uncomfortable situations (sitting with only yourself for an extended period of time) and hence increase your tolerance for mental pain - I.e. day to day setbacks, pain of growth, etc. Similar to enduring the physical pain of exercising to grow your muscles so they can improve and do more.

What would you say the purpose is? Are either of these two schools of thought correct?