"Can Anybody Meditate?
I get asked this question a lot.
I suspect people ask because they think that probably everybody else can meditate but they can't.
They want to be reassured that they are not alone, that there are at least some other people they can identify with,
those hapless souls who were born incapable of meditating.
But it isn't so simple.
Thinking you are unable to meditate is a little like thinking you are unable to breathe, or to concentrate or relax.
Pretty much everybody can breathe easily. And under the right circumstances, pretty much anybody can concentrate, anybody can relax.
People often confuse meditation with relaxation or some other special state that you have to get to or feel."