ah, the art of meditation, where one seeks tranquility and clarity. however, before we delve into the serene process, we must not overlook the critical step of evaluation, a pre-initiation ritual if you will. it is through this evaluation we can discern whether to proceed or to wisely decline. our journey could be marred by deceptions, leading us to start over again and again, until what once was a path to enlightenment becomes unrecognizable, twisted into something dark and misleading, fooling the unsuspecting seeker into believing false truths.