The phrase “clear your mind,” as applying to meditation, seems to have percolated thoroughly through our collective consciousness. I think this is largely a negative thing. If you sit down in meditation as a beginner, you likely have very little idea how to “clear your mind.” And so anything you do try won’t likely work, and you may become discouraged and give up. At the very least, trying to do something in a way that will never work is frustrating and a waste of energy.