The negative effects of meditation are both positive and negative. Studies have shown that those who meditate regularly reduce their risk of illness, stress, and the need for rest.
But one of the most important reasons for meditation is that the process of meditation itself is high. Meditation does not depend on the outcome, but the act of meditation itself is pleasurable, it leads one to a state of contentment and peace of mind during training to meditate on one's own, not just at the end of training. In fact, because the methods are the same as the end, the training has no beginning and no end.
All of us today are subject to constant stress. We suffer from uninvited forces like television, noise pollution, arguments, and angry or jealous people. In order to resist this great power of indifference and stress, we need a higher power, collected within us; and meditation connects us to this inner pool of cleansing, the power of light.
In earlier times, nature revolved around people in their daily routines and habits. There was no vibration on the phone or on the machines; there was no stress and disease caused by the hardships of the urban industries. There was the sound of the water, the thunder, the beauty of the stars in the sky, and the smell of the earth. There were natural moments in all aspects of life, as people planted seeds, grew them into food, and as they observed the cycles of nature they felt connected with it. Today, we can live our whole life without direct contact with nature. We live in controlled areas, collecting food in restaurants or shops where it is packaged in a factory; we invite a complete separation from our natural origin and our nature, the first pace of life.
Meditation allows us a simple, easy, tangible way to get into those lost natural rhythms and beauty, by closing the world around us, letting go of our bodies, and removing the mind of all the stress that accumulates knowingly or unknowingly during a meeting.
Meditation is inexpensive, has no side effects, and will not add calories or cholesterol to your body. And they are not addicted to drugs or alcohol. But it does give doctors a higher sense of well-being, often compared to natural “higher” levels than those caused by drugs, and this part of meditation is one that can be fully embraced with positive, healthy benefits.
The human body is a complex organism, and in the brain the body naturally produces 100 times more potent drugs than drug, drugs. When a person meditates, the body releases incomprehensible hormones and chemicals that actually provide an astonishing rush of energy and happiness, and this is one of the strange effects of meditation.
Meditation is different for different people. Some use it instead, or moreover, psychotherapy. Some find it very useful as a tool to improve sports or work performance, and to improve memory and other mental functions. Some people rely on it to help them cope with grief or the effects of trauma or tragedy, and to find satisfaction and appreciation for the beauty of life. And there are those who use meditation as a creative tool to motivate them in the arts. Meditation gives us strong and continuous energy and calmness, as it provides rest like deep, calm sleep.
There are countless reasons for meditation, and one way to make the world a better, more peaceful and harmonious place, is for all of us to give ourselves some time in our stressful life to pause and drink in a cool mental state of meditation.
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