The course is presented by me assuming the identity of a version of G-Man named Blue. This course on Udemy I label 'The Blue Dog.' In the children's television show Blue's Clues, Blue leaves a trail of clues to help the viewers solve various puzzles; Blue being a giant blue dog. In Half Life 2, Dog is Alyx Vance's "pet" robot, built by her father Eli to protect her when she was young, and progressively enhanced since then. What is the connection? You've probably heard of the 'Black Dog' of depression. Consider this Udemy course as a 'BlueDog'; one that provides clues to how to make the best practice of Meditation. But what is the connection with Dog in HalfLife. Well, Dog aids the Freeman. Likewise, this course will aid you in becoming the 'Free' - 'Man'. The Blue Dog, or the path prescribed by Gotama Buddha, namely the Noble Eightfold Path, can aid the traveler to escape the darkness which is Samsara. In this course I will provide a school of thinking that considers the nature of mental health and how it can deteriorate, the nature of education systems that dangle degrees as carrots in front of students, the nature of the rat race eventuating from the warped valuation of education in society, and how the adopting of rat race mentalities to education can result in people finding themselves in a cave of ignorance; Plato's Cave. I will aim to provide a means of escaping educational-cave systems by turning the mind's eyes to the fruits of meditation. I will provide a theoretical framework on how to apply the Noble Eightfold Path of Gotama Buddha as a path to meditative practice. Material for the course has derived directly from my utilization of meditation to recover from clinical Depression.