In essence, the Teachings and the Practice of the Buddha-Dharma (Buddhism) is to guide one to an experiential understanding or knowledge of Reality. Reality as it truly is, not as it is hoped to be or desired or wished to be.
Meditation is a tool in that endeavor.
Through the practice of meditation one learns to focus on one thing and one thing alone. This may sound simplistic, but try it. Simply sit down and do nothing but place your awareness on your breath. That's all. Notice how long before a thought becomes part of your awareness.
Or try another point of centering. Observe a tree. Simply observe without commentary, without discursive description. Simply see.
Once again thoughts will become part of your awareness.
Meditation is a tool we use to help us practice awareness. We don't suppress thoughts - that would be involvement. We practice non-involvement.
Once we have (through practice) learned to observe without interference, and remember, most interference in the search for understanding comes from one's own opinions, we are able to investigate, discover, and experience Reality.
These are basic answers to your questions.
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