We all need mental refreshment of some kind, to restore vitality to both brain and body. The finest way to do this has been time tested over centuries by those who have preserved the art of meditation in their traditional practices. Meditation is an inherent part of any religious or spiritual discipline. Now it is proving essential in programmes and practices designed to improve mental health and mental fitness.
Meditation is helpful in alleviating symptoms of mental illness; it also offers a vital aid in establishing a healthy condition of mental fitness; and it allows us to access our higher levels of consciousness that relate to our spiritual nature and aspirations. Many famous people in history from Pythagorus and Marcus Aurelius to present day philosophers confirm the value of meditation.
It is meditation that provides us with a temporary mental release from stress, anxiety and depression. Through meditation we learn to experience positive emotions, find the key to our own intellectual development and have opportunity to concentrate upon a new self-image. We experience a widening of our consciousness that brings a fresh understanding of spiritual life. There are many benefits, all of which contribute to our total well being.
Meditation is based upon maintaining stillness that allows all the passing thoughts in the mind to slow down; any disturbances in our emotions to become quiet; and in the stillness of the body to restore vitality according to nature’s design. We all need a time of quiet when we can extricate ourselves from daily activity and responsibilities and just commune with nature. If we are able to practise meditation in the open air we experience added pleasure.
If you are unfamiliar with any techniques used in meditation it is best to discover the simple principles before you start. These will already be known to those who meditate regularly.
The over riding attitude that should prevail in order to feel all the benefits of meditation is to have a faith and confidence both within our nature as well as in nature outside in the beautiful and miraculous manifested world in which we live.
Sally Janssen’s wonderful book “Mental Fitness: A Simple Self-Help Guide”, offers simple and timely solutions. Read more….
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