Meditation

With the hectic pace and demands of modern life, many people feel stressed and over-worked. It often feels like there is just not enough time in the day to get everything done. Our stress and tiredness make us unhappy, impatient and frustrated. It can even affect our health. We are often so busy we feel there is no time to stop and meditate. But meditation actually gives you more time by making your mind calmer and more focused.

The purpose of meditation is to make our mind calm and peaceful. If our mind is peaceful, we will be free from worries and mental discomfort, and so we will experience true happiness; but if our mind is not peaceful, we will find it very difficult to be happy, even if we are living in the very best conditions. If we train in meditation, our mind will gradually become more and more peaceful, and we will experience a purer and purer form of happiness. Eventually, we will be able to stay happy all the time, even in the most difficult circumstances.

Meditation can also help us to understand our own mind. We can learn how to transform our mind from negative to positive, from disturbed to peaceful, from unhappy to happy. Overcoming negative minds and cultivating constructive thoughts is the purpose of the transforming meditations found in the Buddhist tradition. This is a profound spiritual practice you can enjoy throughout the day, not just while seated in meditation.

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Physical, Emotional and Mental Benefits of Meditation are:

• Reduces stress

• Lowers blood pressure and improves cardiovascular health

• Reduces physical and emotional pain

• Boosts Immunity

• Increases happiness

• Provides greater emotional balance

• Increases creative thinking and productivity

• Increases sense of well-being

• Increases sense of connectedness and empathy

• Improves focus, memory and your ability to make decisions

• Helps to overcome addictions

• Improves relationships

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Spiritual Benefits of Meditation are:

• Wakefulness

  • You are more intimately present in the moment.

  • You are more aware of yourself and your environment.

• Heart Center Opening

  • Your heart center opens to more acceptance, compassion and love.

• Witness Consciousness

  • You are a detached observer - not as attached to things and outcomes.

• The Experience of Unified Consciousness

  • You feel a connection with everyone and everything in your life.

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