Meditation is a practice
of transforming the mind. Meditation practices are techniques that encourage
and develop concentration, clarity, emotional positivism and a calm seeing of
the true nature of things. By involving with a particular meditation practice
you learn the patterns and habits of your mind, and the practice offers a means
to cultivate new, more positive ways of being. With regular work and patience
these nourishing, focused states of mind can deepen into profoundly peaceful
and energized states of mind. Such experiences can have a trans formative
effect and can lead to a new understanding of life.
In order to obtain a
perfect state of health, one has to remain mentally calm, steady and
stable.Health is not just confined to the body and the mind but it is also
connected with the consciousness. The clearer the consciousness is, the more
well-being is gained.
Meditation increases
life energy
The vital life energy is
the very basis of health and well being, for both body and mind. You can gain
this through meditation. When your body is alive with more life energy, you
feel alert, energetic, and full of good humor. A lack of life energy results in
lethargy, dullness and poor enthusiasm.
Dealing with illness -
through meditation
The root of an illness
is in the mind/consciousness. So, by attending to the mind, clearing it of any
disturbances, the recovery speeds up. Illnesses can develop from:
-
Violating natural law:
such as over-eating
-
Imposed by nature: such
as common cold, an epidemic
Nature itself gives us a
cure for these illnesses. Health and illness are a part of physical nature. By
practicing meditation, the stresses, worries, anxieties drop off and gives rise
to a positive state of mind, which has a positive impact on the physical body,
brain and nervous system, then illnesses change.
Health and illness are a
part of physical nature. You should not worry too much about it. When you worry
about illness, you are giving more power to the illness. You are a combination
of health and illness. When you keep that in mind and have a positive state of
mind, then illnesses change.
Heal the mind – through
meditation
Meditation helps
removing stresses from entering the body system and also releases accumulated
stress.Health,happiness and a positive state of Being wells up.Meditation
brings a steady state to the brain, it’s like servicing the whole body-mind
complex.
Clear emotional
pollution - with meditation
People around you,
affect your state of mind. They either give you peace and joy, or create
disturbance (such as jealously, anger, frustration or sadness). You’re affected
because the mind is not in its Self; it is not centered. Meditation is the key
to control 'emotional pollution'.
Blossom with meditation
Meditation brings
spiritual transformation. As you learn more about life, the mystery of the
whole Creation unfolds. Then the questions that arise in the mind are - What is
the meaning of Life? What is its purpose? What is this world, what is love,
what is knowledge?
After arising these
questions in you, you will know that you are very fortunate. These questions
need to be understood; you cannot find the answers in books. You have to live
through them and witness the transformation. That is perfect health; you are
transformed from within. And the bud becomes a totally blossomed flower.
Heal the world through
meditation
Meditation filters the
environment. Meditation has transformed aggression and violence in people - to
compassion, love and care. For example, notice how you feel when you enter a
room where someone is really angry ? It leaves you feeling the same!
Similarly, when there is
a happy activity, you feel good. You may wonder why. Feelings are not isolated
in one's body - they are all around. It is in the whole environment, because
the mind is subtler than the five elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether). If
there is a fire somewhere, the heat is not just in the fire, it is also
radiating throughout the place.
If you are unhappy or
depressed, you are not the only one who is feeling it; you are spreading it to
the whole environment.
In the present global
situation of conflicts and disease, it's important to meditates a little every
day. Through meditation, you can nullify the negative vibrations in the
environment, thereby creating a more harmonious environment.
The Healing Breath and
meditation
This unique breathing
practice is a potent energizer:
- Every cell becomes fully
oxygenated and flooded with new life.
- Negative emotions from the body
will be flushed out.
- Tensions, frustrations
and anger will be released.
- Anxiety, depression and
lethargy will disappear.
- Both the mind and body will be
relieved.
After finishing the
practice, one is left calm and centered with a clearer mind. A sense of joy in
the moment prevails, and your heart will encourage you to smile.