Meditation is not a phenomenon that makes you different or a better person, but it offers an awareness perspective for aligning mind and body. As a Guru said, “The meditation dissolves the invisible walls that unawareness has built”. It is more of an exercise of the mind, like what other body parts experience in workouts. In a way, you learn to witness yourself in ‘real-time’ without being judgmental.
Meditation- your own support system
Buddha was once asked, “What have you gained from meditation”? He replied. “NOTHING! However, I lost many things! I lost Anger, Anxiety, depression, Insecurity, Fear of old age, and more important Death.” It sums up the whole concept of meditation. When all the wrong traits are gone, then you have clarity of mind and thus get a better response from your body.
The Benefits of Meditation
Meditation helps the body
It instigates body metabolism and brings a rejuvenated life force to body cells. Your good health is bliss to your body. When you practice it regularly, you will notice becoming more joyful, peaceful, zestful, and at ease in any given situation. Generally, it works better for the better health of the body and mind in many ways.
Physical benefits of meditation
- It controls blood pressure.
- This lowers blood lactate levels thus reducing anxiety bouts.
- It controls stress and related pains of the head, ulcers, muscles, and joint issues.
- Improves moods and general behavior as it increases serotonin production
- Reinforces immune system
- It helps you to sleep better
Mental Benefits
It brings clarity to thinking and removes obscurity which helps in overall healing. The mind starts thinking better and reacting positively. This positivity gives a better approach towards things and in day-to-day life. Whenever you feel speechless and unsure with a mental block, it helps you regain control over yourself. A regular meditation practice helps your mind in many ways.
- It reduces anxiety
- It improves emotive steadiness
- A clear and healthy mind becomes more creative.
- It supports your happier frame of mind
- It helps you to think out of the box
- The mind remains at peace
- It helps you tackle the problems easily
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Spiritual benefits
Meditation and your faith in religion are not related in any way, you can meditate any way you like. The idea of meditation is to have peace with yourself for some time by isolating your mind from your body. It is like being detached from yourself for a while and joining yourself with the cosmic or spiritual phenomenon. As if you are harmonized with space where everything is calm and joyful.
Its prime benefit is that you start discovering more of your untouched aspects. This will work for your smooth transformation into a better human being.
Regular meditation teaches you, how to remain quiet. For a simple reason, the quieter you are, the better you can hear about the best things in life.
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Reference:
https://www.artofliving.org/in-en/meditation
https://www.headspace.com/
