Helps Us Make Decisions

Meditation gives us clarity on our thoughts, our inner desires and increased self-awareness. The thoughts include those we engage in and those we are not conscious of but are always there. An average unmeditated mind usually picks up only about a few out of thousands of thought strands that float through the mind in an hour. A meditated mind, on the other hand, picks up considerably more.
The more we meditate, the more self-aware we become. We become more conscious of what we think, the way we think, what we feel and what we want. This clarity is important in our decision making processes and in leading our life. Without such clarity, we become easily swayed by different external factors around us.