| In our highly developed society, there are many | | | | favourable physical benefit when one learns how |
| individuals constantly working very hard to | | | | to meditate is that it increases his overall energy |
| achieve financial success. However, the pursuit of | | | | level and this implies he will be able to perform |
| wealth may not necessarily lead to happiness | | | | better in all his endeavours. |
| because when individuals fall short of their financial | | | | Secondly, practitioners of meditation have greater |
| goals, they may be highly vexed. This implies that | | | | emotional stability and are less prone to stress |
| these individuals fail to see that true happiness lies | | | | caused by unfavourable circumstances |
| within their mental perception of reality. Hence, if | | | | encountered in daily life such as a traffic jam or a |
| they learn how to meditate, they will be able to | | | | heavy workload in the office. In other words, |
| achieve mental peace when faced with | | | | regular meditation confers a sense of appreciation |
| unfavourable circumstances. | | | | within its practitioners. |
| But before one decides to learn meditation, one | | | | Thirdly, practicing meditation will enable us to have |
| needs to understand the nature of meditation. | | | | a greater clarity of thought and this will sharpen |
| Meditation is actually a practice to allow the mind | | | | our cognitive abilities greatly. This is because |
| to reach a concentrated state of awareness. This | | | | regular meditation provides a relief of stress to |
| state of awareness promotes a wealth of mental | | | | our psychological being as well. |
| and physical benefits that I would like to highlight. | | | | Lastly, regular meditation confers spiritual benefits |
| Firstly, meditation allows us to inhale and exhale | | | | because its practitioners experience an increased |
| slowly. This ensures that our body receives | | | | mindfulness and a sense of being closer to the |
| sufficient oxygen and this in turn promotes the | | | | divine or to nature. This is often accompanied with |
| relaxation of muscles. In addition, meditation has | | | | the ability to let go of psychological trauma and |
| been known to reduce the stress levels within the | | | | the feeling of beginning anew in life. |
| body. This is highly crucial because accumulated | | | | Since you have learnt about the various benefits |
| stress in the long run can manifest as physical | | | | of meditation, why not realize them for yourself |
| ailments such as high blood pressure or other | | | | by learning how to meditate? |
| forms of chronic illnesses. But, the most | | | | |