Misconceptions about meditation and mindfulness?

[Nau7ik]

What if we want to work on something in particular, such as loving others and loving self?
Is it better to have a clear mind during meditation, or to focus on loving?
That feeling of loving, so that we can welcome it in greater abundance.

Sometimes I contemplate during meditation. Personally, I would say loving others is a noble aspiration. Meditation can help us to see the blockages that we have in the open heart. Try making a statement of intention before you meditate, such as “I seek to open my heart ever more in compassion, understanding, and forgiveness to others.”

The intention will slip below the conscious level of mind and by meditation the subconscious mind is free to work on the production of catalyst or understanding. It’s like the Empress Tarot card. The mind is “ennobled” by the conscious potentiation of the Deep mind.