Meditation is training / exercise for the mind, the ultimate goal of which is to help you retrain how your mind thinks so that you can become free from suffering. Training your mind to reduce and let go of the thoughts that make you suffer. As you become increasingly free of the suffering, caused by your mind, you will find yourself becoming more happy, joyful, peaceful, kind, and generous… both to those around you, and to yourself.
Learn to meditate, with the website links below:
Thanissaro Bhikkhu - 20+ years of audio dhamma talks repository - Keep up with the talks by subscribing via YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or RSS. You can also visit the site each day and use the “Random” button at the top of the page to listen to a random talk. Think of it like a “one a day” vitamin for your mind, and your happiness.
You can also try starting with listening to talks on the “basics” on the collected by theme talks page.
What is meditation & why do it
How I begin my meditation with Thanissaro Bhikkhu’s talks.
Recently, I’ve begun a project I’m calling dhamma songs which may also interest you. It combines my interest in meditation wit my interest in music.