What is the difference between meditation and self-hypnosis? The short answer is, "There isn't necessarily any difference." Both take us out of our day-to-day consciousness. Both have the power to open our eyes and to create very powerful experiences and changes. Having said that, let me share some common perceptions and attitudes that typically accompany these two methodologies, and I'll also suggest a method for integrating the two.

People who study/practice hypnosis or
auto hypnose tend to be a bit more scientific. The beliefs that stand in the way of effective practice of self-hypnosis are rarely religious in nature or fervor, and thus, are much easier to work with. On the downside, the vast majority of people who are interested in self-hypnosis only study it for habit control. Smoking cessation and weight loss are worthy goals, but this is just the beginning of what is possible with hypnosis. Unfortunately, this is as far as most people take it.

People who study meditation tend to have bigger long term goals... goals more oriented toward real growth. Some of the descriptions are enlightenment, long term peace and happiness, merging with the divine, raising the kundalini, contacting the Holy Spirit, etc. These are much more worthy goals. The downside of meditation is the frequent lack of any scientific basis or method of change/improvement. I haven't met too many meditators that have developed any structured method of recognizing feedback or improving their practice.

As far as techniques are concerned, meditation is best known for simple awareness and acceptance, or focusing and moving internal energy. Either one of these methods will eventually grant the practitioner much more balanced emotional states as well as deep emotional insight.

The techniques of hypnosis usually involve countdown methods (5, 4, 3, 2, 1) to bring the subject into an altered state where the desired changes are more easily made. Use of metaphor, trigger words, and language patterns that bypass the conscious mind are also commonly used in hypnosis.

Not only meditation but you have to do every thing should be balanced.

I have seen result of meditation so i'll support him.