Influences of Meditation

It seems that meditation would and could be around as long as life. Could it not be said that animals even meditate? Do they not sometime go off alone, whether it is seen as sleeping or wondering, could it not be a form of meditation. Perhaps humans saw that and started meditation from that point. 

According to Project-Meditation it is believed that meditation originated in Asia by the Japanese or Southern Indians through an outlying form of Tantric, more than 15,000 years ago. Following that lead, the origin may be linked with the ultimate "Why is there Man?" What is Man's purpose here on earth? Why was Man created? Those three questions alone could cause a person to ponder and through that pondering meditation was undoubtedly born.

Meditation is a longing for answers about Man's purpose on earth. Ahh now, that does make sense.