- Vietnamese
Buddhist Monk Thich Nhat Hanh clearly indicates, “Meditation is not to escape from society, but to come back to
ourselves and see what is going on. Once there is seeing, there must be acting.
With mindfulness, we know what to do and what not to do to help.”
- Learning
meditation means discovering a world in which we can help remove the
negativity. We replace it with positive thoughts and actions. It's possible,
through meditation, to achieve physical, mental, emotional and spiritual
changes that enrich us, and all with whom we come into contact.
- There
are so many advantages to meditation.
Mental (Psychological) Benefits
of Meditation:
- Improves
rapid memory recall
- Increases
grey matter concentration in the brain
- Builds
self-confidence.
- Increased
brain wave coherence.
- Acutely
improves psychomotor vigilance, and may decrease sleep need
- Improved
learning ability and memory.
- Increased
ability to solve complex problems
- Helps
control own thoughts
- Increases
serotonin level, influences mood and behavior.
- Able
to see the larger picture in a given situation
- Helps
manage ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
- Helps
in quitting smoking, alcohol addiction
- Increased
feelings of vitality and rejuvenation.
- Improves
your focus, attention, and ability to work under stress
- Develop
will power
- Helps
make more accurate judgments
- Resolve
phobias & fears
- Improves
information processing and decision-making
- Increased
Productivity
- Greater
communication between the two brain hemispheres
- React
more quickly and more effectively to a stressful event.
- Higher
intelligence growth rate
- Decrease
in restless thinking
- Increase
in the capacity for intimate contact with loved ones
- Decrease
in potential mental illness
- Reduces
need and dependency on drugs, pills & pharmaceuticals
- Require
less time to fall asleep, helps cure insomnia
- Increases
sense of responsibility
- Increases
the ability to keep focus in spite of distractions
- Increases
listening skills and empathy
Physiological Benefits of
Meditation:
- Reduces
risk of heart diseases and stroke
- Increases
exercise tolerance.
- It
lowers oxygen consumption.
- It
decreases respiratory rate.
- Relieves
pain better than morphine
- Leads
to a deeper level of physical relaxation.
- Reduces
risk of Alzheimer’s and premature death
- It
affects genes that control stress and immunity
- Greater
Orderliness of Brain Functioning
- Decreases
cellular-level inflammation
- It
may even help treat HIV
- Decreases
muscle tension
- Helps
with weight loss
- Reduction
of free radicals, less tissue damage
- Good
for people with high blood pressure.
- Reduces
anxiety attacks by lowering the levels of blood lactate.
- Harmonizes
our endocrine system
- Helps
in chronic diseases like allergies, arthritis etc.
- Reduces
activity of viruses and emotional distress
- Reduces
Pre-menstrual Syndrome symptoms.
- It
increases blood flow and slows the heart rate.
- Decreases
inflammatory disorders
- Helps
in post-operative healing.
- Enhances
the immune system.
- Relaxes
our nervous system
- Helpful
for patients diagnosed with Fibromyalgia
- Decreases
the aging process.
- Higher
skin resistance
- Improved
flow of air to the lungs resulting in easier breathing.
- Drop
in cholesterol levels, lowers risk of cardiovascular disease.
- Prevented,
slowed or controlled pain of chronic diseases
- Cure
headaches & migraines
- It
helps prevent asthma, rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease
- Produce
lasting beneficial changes in brain electrical activity
- Helps
in building sexual energy & desire
- Cure
infertility (the stresses of infertility can interfere with the release of
hormones that regulate ovulation).
Spiritual Benefits of
Meditation:
- Deeper
Level of spiritual relaxation
- Increases
feelings of compassion and decreases worry
- Growing
wisdom
- Provides
peace of mind, happiness
- Helps
learn forgiveness
- Loving-kindness
meditation improves empathy and positive relationships
- Experience
a sense of “Oneness”
- Helps
you discover your purpose
- Decreases
feelings of loneliness
- Increased
self-actualization.
- Helps
keep things in perspective
- Discovery
of the power and consciousness beyond the ego
- Deeper
understanding of yourself and others
- Brings
body, mind, spirit in harmony
- Changes
attitude toward life
- Creates
a deeper relationship with your God
- Attain
enlightenment
- Helps
living in the present moment
