@tomeberts: Great topic, I can totally relate to your thoughts;-) In my opinion the disconnection from our inner truth is the main reason for unhappiness. This is also the reason why so many seek help in self-development-courses and -gurus. And another problem is that most of us are living in information overload. But instead of more information and instead of more self-improvement what we really need is more awareness to connect to our inner wisdom and integrity. And meditation is a great tool to access the inner experience of coming home to yourself, to realize that we are perfect as we are right now ;-)