Lots of reasons. It can help with depression, anxiety and other states of mind that cause unhappiness in your daily life. It can help calm your mind and allow y

Lots of reasons. It can help with depression, anxiety and other states of mind that cause unhappiness in your daily life. It can help calm your mind and allow you to focus on what you're doing rather than worrying excessively about the past or the future. It can impart a pleasant feeling of acceptance. It can make you more tolerant of "bad" things that happen, and allows frustrations to flow over you (for example being annoyed at a friend being late for coffee). It's like packing everything you need for a camping trip and feeling prepared, without packing anything and knowing the unexpected will come. I ditch all the rituals. You can get a lot from just sitting in a chair and meditating.