If you're going to try meditation, first watch this - Zen talk with Daizan Roshi 

When we start off in our meditation practice it's good to have an adequate road-map for the journey. This means the process can unfold in the most beneficial and smooth way. However sometimes when we "turn the lamp around", we end up in territory we're not prepared for. Drawing on his 20+ years of teaching meditation and Zen, Daizan Roshi talks about some of the things to expect along the way and what to do when we end up in unexpected territory.
Zenways (www.zenways.org) promotes and encourages activities and practices that enhance human wellbeing, balance and awakening (satori or kensho - the enlightenment of Zen) in the many different situations we find ourselves in. Over many years of strict training, in Japan and the west, Julian Daizan Skinner Roshi received dharma transmission and permission to teach in both the Rinzai and Soto lineages of Zen. He now teaches at the Yugagyo Dojo in London, UK. May these recordings help you and those around you to find and realise the truth.