I'd liken it to the difference between exercise and training. Exercise is certainly good for you, but if you want to achieve high performance, you need structu

I'd liken it to the difference between exercise and training. Exercise is certainly good for you, but if you want to achieve high performance, you need structure and discipline. Meditation isn't clearing your head, it's changing it. It's developing the faculties of attention and awareness in a deliberate way. Ultimately, these are the tools you use to develop insight.