| Meditation is a practice of mind. During meditation | | | | (b) Meditation for stress management |
| process practitioners learns to transcend the mind | | | | People started practicing meditation worldwide as |
| with the help of mind. The more advanced is the | | | | a means to reduce stress or to help them with |
| practitioner, the more calm and happier he | | | | pain caused by various illnesses. |
| become. | | | | (c) Meditation can help to remain calm in any |
| There are different techniques of meditation and | | | | situation. |
| normally all starts with withdrawing the attention | | | | (d) Meditation develops intuition-a capacity to |
| from outside world and leads towards | | | | understand and foresee. |
| concentration before entering the meditative | | | | (e) Most of the diseases stem from the discord |
| state. | | | | between mind, intellect and body. Meditation will |
| Meditation according to a noble teacher Shri S.N. | | | | bring your body, mind and intellect, into harmony |
| Goenka Ji, "From the gross external apparent | | | | and hence peace. |
| truth, one penetrates to the ultimate truth of | | | | (f) It encourages deeper understanding of oneself |
| mind and matter. Then one transcends that and | | | | and hence others. Thus one can follow his chosen |
| experiences a truth which is beyond mind and | | | | path with more precision. |
| matter, beyond time and space, the truth of total | | | | (g) Meditation will lead you towards path of non |
| liberation from all suffering. It is the final goal of | | | | violence. As a result you will gradually stop injuring |
| everyone". | | | | yourself and other during work, in relationships, |
| Meditation has numerous benefits both at the | | | | etc. |
| level of mind and physical body. | | | | (h) Regular practice of meditation will certainly |
| Benefits of Meditation | | | | make the will power of the practitioner stronger. |
| (a) Meditation good for brain | | | | When the mind is stronger you can achieve what |
| According to Scientists, there are evidence that | | | | you want from life and stay peacefully and happy. |
| suggests that meditation could boost parts of the | | | | Issued in public interest by celebrity trainer |
| brain and the immune system. | | | | Subodh Gupta. |