See this wonderful picture : We all take birth, live life and die. Jeevan Chakra (the cycle of life) Stop for a moment, think for a while : Where are you going ? spend some time (atleast for 5 minute) everyday with yourself. Think over it : Who am I ? Life is short and […]
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A good article on Meditation
Read this article by Sri Swami Shivapremananda. A really good one in explaining meditation. In the West, the word ‘meditation’ means a concentrated state of mind in serious reflection. The Latin root of the word meditation, mederi, means ‘to heal’. It is an effort to heal afflictions of the mind, the hurt ego, by trying […]
Study — Meditation can help train attention
In meditation, people sit quietly and concentrate on their breathing. As air swooshes in and out of their nostrils, they attend to each sensation. As unbidden thoughts flutter to mind, they let them go. Breathe. Let go. Breathe. Let go. According to a study in the online edition of the journal PloS Biology, three months […]
Meditation Sharpens the Mind
Scientist are doing their research on Vipassana -the meditation technique of Gautama Buddha and they are astonished with the results. Read this story from Livescience.com :- Three months of intense training in a form of meditation known as “insight” in Sanskrit can sharpen a person’s brain enough to help them notice details they might otherwise […]
How to practice meditation for personal benefit and spiritual growth.
Here is an interesting and useful article on meditation I recently found in a website on Nepal Harmony Through Meditation By P. Gopakumar MEDITATION is the natural course of withdrawing concentration from environmental, physical and mental processes and consciously directing it inward to a chosen focus of attention. But not many people know how to […]
Meditation Could Alter Insulin Levels
Heart disease patients who practiced meditation for four months showed slight improvements in blood pressure and insulin levels, a small government-funded study found. Patients who learned Transcendental Meditation did better on those measures than patients who spent the same amount of time on lectures, discussions and homework about the effects of stress, diet and exercise […]