| Leave aside the marketing hype, The Secret and | | | | thoughts, difficult to control and manage. A typical |
| The Law of Attraction bear some truth: our | | | | (untrained person) can not focus on a specific |
| thoughts create reality. Let me elaborate. | | | | object (thought) more than few seconds at a |
| Universe is energy. This was demonstrated by | | | | time. And this precisely where meditation comes |
| science. Quantum Physics showed that there is no | | | | into the picture. It has a three fold benefit: |
| hard matter inside the atom: just various forms | | | | |
| of energy. These energies are just | | | | 1. Meditation helps increasing the focus and |
| particularizations of a basic state of matter called | | | | awareness. At the beginning of your meditation |
| quantum field. This filed fills all the Universe. There | | | | practice you become aware of what your mind |
| is no such a thing as empty space in the Universe. | | | | does and bring it back to your focus. With |
| Planets would not hold together around the sun if | | | | practice (sorry, not in two weeks though) you will |
| that was the case. | | | | be able to concentrate longer and longer on a |
| Most interesting, the quantum physicists were | | | | certain thought and this has the effect of a |
| surprised to find out that the output of the | | | | magnifying glass under sun: it creates energy |
| experiments they ran were influenced by the | | | | (caloric in that case). |
| observer ("observer effect"). Not subjectively as | | | | 2. Meditation creates the mind setup (a.k.a. the |
| the in interpretation of the results or magnetic | | | | right mood) to take action and translates your |
| field interaction, but objectively as hard evidence | | | | thoughts in reality. Sorry to disappoint you but, |
| that thoughts (what else does the observer | | | | the Universe will not bring it to you. This is the big |
| create), bear energy that influenced the | | | | deception in The Secret. You have to take action |
| experiment. Translated in real life this means that | | | | and go out there and get it. Well, meditation |
| our thoughts create reality indeed. | | | | creates the motivation behind your actions. |
| Are you still with me? Well, it was not simple to | | | | 3. Meditation makes you more aware of your |
| digest this for me either. OK, forget about the | | | | emotions (not emotionless though). So your |
| scientific mumbo jumbo. More down to earth, is | | | | decisions or choices are more objective. You |
| easier to accept that once your mind is focused | | | | sleep over it, if you wish in a short time frame. |
| on a certain (desired) output, it segregates among | | | | There are some simple meditation techniques you |
| choices and selects the favorable situations that | | | | can implement in your daily routine. Twenty |
| will eventually help you to achieve your goals. This | | | | minutes of meditation every day go a long way. |
| was easier to comprehend wasn't it? | | | | Even more, there are alternative means that can |
| Once accepted that your thoughts influence | | | | create a similar mind state with meditation a lot |
| reality, than the most important thing becomes | | | | faster than classical meditation. During this state if |
| controlling your thoughts and focusing on the | | | | you focus on the object you want to be |
| relevant thoughts for the reality you want to | | | | manifested in your life, the effect of meditation |
| create. | | | | increases exponentially. |
| Your mind is distracted all the time. Random | | | | |