You have to consider that by watching TV, your brain is still working full time by absorbing all the details in TV. You may be relaxed physically, but mentally, you are not. So, aside from sleeping, meditation is the next best thing to relax. It enables you to fully relax your mind and body and keep it fresh again without sleeping. Thus, the effects are positive such as emotional ease, physical health, mental clarity, good relationships, and fulfillment as a person. The energy that flows in the human body is dynamic and varying. Everything is an intelligent expression of life's energy from planet movements, blood circulation, and others. By practicing insight meditation, you can train your mind in achieving a tranquil state without being affected by external forces. The mind is aided in developing the needed strength to obtain such peacefulness. Today, the world around you is so busy, no time for meditating. But remember that wherever you are, it is your choice to become still or not. The meditation cushion is placed under the buttocks while the meditator is cross-legged during the meditation session. Aside from comfort, the meditation cushion also helps to propel the knees downward the floor in order to have stability and balance. The meditation cushion is usually used with the cushioned mat or zabuton. So he concludes that the thinking thing in him is the only knowledge which is not doubtful at all. Thus he defined thought as becoming immediately conscious of what is happening in him and he is conscious about it. Thinking is an activity of every person that gets immediate conscious. He further demonstrated the limitations of his senses through the Wax Argument. So what should you do when the place you are into is not conducive for meditation? There are ways to establish focus and concentration. You can capture your mind to be in the meditation state when you direct your attention to a spot in the room, or listen attentively to your breathing or focus on a small object.