This is all true, but does it relate to the reason why meditation is popular in the West? The real determinant of the "legitimacy" of a thing is the true reaso

This is all true, but does it relate to the reason why meditation is popular in the West? The real determinant of the "legitimacy" of a thing is the true reason why it came to your attention, not the post-hoc reason that might be a more "legitimate" explanation (where "legitimacy" is the fuzzy criteria referred to in my original comment). Since I doubt any of the people in my life telling me I should meditate are aware of anything in your comment, the facts in your comment have no effect on my decision to discard meditation.