Anger Management By Meditation Indo-American Way

The American justice Department have recentlyheart disease. Brain images show that regular
approved the power of yoga and meditation videmeditation helps calm the most active
a recent judgement in the American court."Mansensory-assaulted parts of the brain. The ancient
Who Slapped Wife Sentenced to Yoga, It's AngerHindu sage Patanjali who had mastered the
Management, Says Judge." First there was housesecrets of the human mind has written a book
arrest. Now there's yoga. A judge ordered a man"Yogasutra".In this book we can see how super
convicted of slapping his wife to take a yogapowers can be achieved by meditation. It has
class as part of his one-year probation. "It's partboth cosmic relevance and cosmic resonance. In
of anger management," County Criminal Court atspite of its universal appeal, for most people total
Law Judge Larry Standley said of the ancientcontrol of mind remains an elusive goal and
Hindu philosophy of exercise and well-being. "Fordaunting task. From time immemorial, there have
people who are into it, it really calms them down.been many attempts throughout the world to
" Standley, a former prosecutor, said the case ofunlock the mysteries of the mind and to achieve
James Lee Cross was unique.total control over it through a variety of
Cross, a 53-year-old car salesman from Tomball,techniques. One of the most powerful of these
explained that his wife was struggling with atechniques is meditation.
substance abuse problem and that he struck herMany spiritual leaders, sages, saints, and holy
on New Year's Eve during an argument about herpeople such asSri. Buddha, Sri Ramakrishna,
drinking. "He was trying to get a hold of herMadam Sarada Devi, and Swami Vivekananda
because she has a problem," Standley said afterhave practised this. One of the ways to control
the court hearing. "I thought this would help himphysiological reactions to psychological stimuli is
realize that he only has control over himself." Themeditation, Yoga, Zen Buddhism etc. The
sentence came as a surprise to Cross, who wasscientists take Transcendental Meditation (TM) as
told to enroll in a class and report back tothe uniform technique, and base their
Standley on his progress. "I'm not very familiarobservations on the study of the subjects
with it," Cross said of yoga. "From what Iengaged in this form of meditation. In summing up
understand, it may help in a couple ways, not onlythe results the scientists have come to conclusion
as far as mentally settling, but maybe a littlethat the effect of meditation is a "wakeful,
weight loss." Darla Magee, an instructor at Yogahypo-metabolic state". They have found that: 1)
Body Houston in River Oaks, said she wouldYogis could slow both heart rate and rate of
recommend that Cross take a basic yoga classrespiration, 2) Yogis could slow the rate of
emphasizing breathing and including a variety ofmetabolism as confirmed by decreased oxygen
postures -- forward bends, back bends andconsumption and carbon-di-oxide output. 3)
twists. "Yoga can help us to get rid of manyElectro-Encephalo-Gram (EEG - recording of brain
emotional issues we might have," she said. "It's aactivity) in Yogis showed changes of calmness in
spiritual cleanse." Prosecutor Lincoln Goodwinthe form of "alpha rhythm" during both eyes
agreed to a sentence of probation without jailclosed and eyes open recordings. 4) Their skin
time because Cross had no significant criminalresistance to electric stimulation was increased
history report chron news.(indicating increased tolerance to external stimuli).
Yoga which is one of the greatest IndianOur usual 'defence-alarm' reaction to emotional
contributions to the world has got vast potential inand physical stress is in the form of "fright, flight,
all fields. In Tihar jail India Yoga is experimentedand fight" mediated through over-secretion of
among the inmates and found successful. Theircertain neuro-transmitters and neuro-modulators,
criminal mentality is changed. This study aimed atnamely adrenaline and dopamine by way of
investigating the effect of Vipassana Meditationstimulation of sympathetic nervous system. Under
(VM) on Quality of Life (QOL), Subjectivethe influence of these chemicals and hormones,
Well-Being (SWB), and Criminal Propensity (CP)we reflexively become panicky or aggressive, our
among inmates of Tihar Jail, Delhi. To this effectblood pressure rises.
the following hypotheses were formulated. 1.Thus stress and anxiety is the end result if we
There will be a significant positive effect of VM onallow our natural age-old sympathetic reactions to
the QOL of inmates of Tihar jail. 2. VM will have aact and to come to surface. We try to run away,
positive and significant effect on SWB of inmates.become fearful, or fight the situation. But today
3. Criminal propensity (CP) of inmates willthese 'defence-alarm' reactions have no place in
decrease significantly after attending the VMour lives. Rather, they should be replaced by
course. 4. There will be significant difference inmore calm and serene reactions of equanimity
SWB and CP of experimental (Vipassana) groupand fearlessness. The need is to just 'face the
and control (non-Vipassana) group. 5. Male andbrute, and it will go away'. Such desirable reactions
female inmates will differ significantly in SWB andof non-aggression and peaceful attitude are
CP, as a result of VM.generated by Y ga and meditation. EEG Studies
In the famous "Time" magazine the importanceon Yogis and The Zen Meditations: Yogis practising
meditation and yoga, an ancient Indian system, isRaja-Yoga claim that during the state of samadhi
high-lighted that the ancient mind- andthey are oblivious to the internal and external
spirit-enhancing art is becoming increasingly popularstimuli, and they enjoy a calm ecstasy during that
and gaining medical legitimacy. It is a multi billionstate.
dollar business in US. In many Universities it isA study was undertaken to record the electrical
accepted as subject and included in the Syllabus.activity of their brain during this state by means
In Bhagavad Gita Lord Krishna has inspired Arjunaof a regular and useful test known as
to rise from his depression by preaching Gita inelectroencephalography EEG. Physiological and
the battlefield and to rise from the depression toexperimental studies have demonstrated that the
do his duties.basis of conscious state of brain, among other
In Holy Gita we can see, being hidden by thethings, is due to activation of "reticular system" in
cosmic overview of any institution beset withthe brain-stem in response to internal and external
myriad problems, not the least of which is its lackstimuli. These stimuli bring about various changes
of moral probity, there is a groundswell ofduring sleeping and wakeful states of the
educated people seeking answers to deeplyorganism and these can be studied by EEG. The
personal but universally asked questions. Chiefstudy was carried out on four subjects during the
Executives taking lessons from yoga, meditationstate of concentration and meditation. Effects of
and learning how to deal with human resourcesexternal stimuli, like a loud gong, strong light,
equations in an enlightened manner. Individualsthermal simulation, and vibrations were studied.
from every walk of life can get ideas of how toThe results were compiled and analyzed. It was
be better human beings, more balanced and lessobserved that two Yogis could keep their hands
stressed out.immersed in extremely cold water for about 50
Medical studies continue to show regularminutes (raised pain threshold). It is said that in
meditation working magic in reducing bloodthe unknown period of Lord Jesus Christ , He was
pressure and stress-related illnesses, includingunder meditation.