Purpose of meditation: To just be - To just be the observer = consciousness = the true self.

 Meditation - The word Meditation consists of two parts (from Indo-European according to the American Heritage Dictionary) - "Med-" and "-tion".

 "Med-" means "To take proper action" and "-tion" means "condition".

 So meditation (according to the Indo-Europeans) means "to put oneself in a state of taking right action".

 If you study the Indo-European root words ("The American Heritage dictionary of the English language" contains an appendix, which defines the meaning of Indo-European root words), you discover that there was a much greater awareness of spirituality at the time when these spiritual words were introduced into the language of the time.

 According to Buddhist tradition, these are the imprints left behind by the first great Buddha (the first of five great Buddhas who will work in our era).

 I quote the Roman philosopher (Stoic) Epictetus : "You must regard your human (human-nature that lives only one life) as an insidious and dangerous enemy".

 And a link to a video about the Socratic method (especially interesting is the last half, which is more about the actual Socratic Method).

Link: Socrates' Secret to EXPOSING Fools

 Socrates: “I cannot teach anyone anything. I can only make them think”

 Also check: https://axiom1b.blogspot.com/2015/03/friends-true-friend-is-someone-you-know.html

 The fifth great Buddha according to Buddhism is called Maitreya, which is Sanskrit for "Buddha of Friendship".

Don't forget (part of the Socratic message) to ALWAYS APPLY SKEPTICISM