[zkoch]

There are many goals to meditation. Sometimes it starts with focusing on your breath. Sometimes it's in the form of chanting. Depends on the school of thought, the individual, the goal (if you have one). It's not valid to say "No!" as though what he's proposing is wrong.

[civilian]

No!

While you & the author are technically right, batgaijin is saying that it's bad advice for beginners to be told "think of nothing".