There are different types of meditation. Some outright encourage emotional feeling. Like there is a meditation where you just try to project love onto everybody in the world. A lot of people say “meditation” and mean “mindfulness meditation,” and in that case, you’re supposed to be aware of the sensations around you, but let go of other thoughts. So, you might have fleeting feelings or emotions, but without a conscious thought to maintain them, you also tend to let go of the emotions.
Probably the thing that unites types of meditation is that they are an attempt to control your attention.
There are different types of meditation. Some outright encourage emotional feeling. Like there is a meditation where you just try to project love onto everybody in the world. A lot of people say “meditation” and mean “mindfulness meditation,” and in that case, you’re supposed to be aware of the sensations around you, but let go of other thoughts. So, you might have fleeting feelings or emotions, but without a conscious thought to maintain them, you also tend to let go of the emotions.
Probably the thing that unites types of meditation is that they are an attempt to control your attention.