| Meditation is an art that has been around | | | | intimate and casual. |
| since the dawn of the age of man. This is not | | | | |
| a statement to be brushed over. After all, | | | | 6. Stress Reduction & Good Health: This goes |
| many many things about mankind have changed | | | | hand in hand. As meditation teaches you the |
| over time, but the profound art of meditation | | | | art of living in the present moment, anxiety |
| is something we have clung on to dearly. This | | | | and worry fade more and more into the |
| is because there is no substitute for | | | | background. This state of relaxed awareness |
| meditation. Nothing else, single handedly, | | | | is most beneficial, to not only helping the |
| bestows the many wonderful blessings that | | | | body heal itself, but also for preventing |
| meditation brings... in fact nothing else | | | | illness and disease by eliminating the poison |
| even comes close. In this article I will | | | | of stress. |
| outline the top 10 benefits that meditation | | | | |
| brings and hopefully it will inspire all to | | | | 7. Improved Brain Function: All serious |
| learn and practice this timeless art. | | | | meditators know how much their brain function |
| | | | has been enhanced by meditation. Now, |
| 1. Enlightenment: This is the one ultimate | | | | empirical studies every day are indicating |
| purpose of meditation. To help you discover | | | | this link. Meditation will undoubtedly |
| the True Non-Dual Nature of Reality. To make | | | | increase your awareness and will |
| you realize that your True Self is Divine and | | | | significantly increase your intelligence. |
| One with God. | | | | |
| | | | 8. Discover Your Purpose & Gifts: As you |
| 2. Peace & Tranquility: The mind of one who | | | | start to drop those aspects of you that are |
| meditates is like the easy, leisurely flow of | | | | artificial and pretentious you will get a |
| the Ganges River, as compared to the ordinary | | | | chance to see the real you. The parts that |
| mind, which is like Niagara Falls. In other | | | | are not put on but are natural. This will |
| words your mind is at peace, deeply silent | | | | give you insight into who you really are and |
| and so you are at peace. | | | | what you really love in life. That is the |
| | | | secret of mastering the art of living and |
| 3. Wisdom: Meditation opens up the channels | | | | discovering your true talents, gifts and |
| of communication between all levels of your | | | | purpose. That which you love, you do for its |
| being. What this means is that you have | | | | own sake without the need for reward of |
| access now to the guidance that is coming | | | | accolades. Once this is discovered, life can |
| directly from your Divine Self. This link | | | | be lived with passion, zeal and independence. |
| gives rise to the flow of intuition and | | | | |
| wisdom. | | | | 9. Yogic and Psychic Powers: We currently use |
| | | | only about 10% of our brain capacity. The |
| 4. Joy & Happiness: Meditation strips away | | | | practice of Yoga and Meditation awakens those |
| the layers of false identity that mask your | | | | regions of the Brain that normally lie |
| True Self from shinning through. Once you | | | | dormant. When these areas of the brain are |
| eliminate these false egos and stop catering | | | | activated the powers they hold are unleashed. |
| to their nonsense you can reside in your True | | | | Such powers, used wisely, can be of benefit |
| Nature. This brings forth joy and happiness | | | | to others and of help to you in making |
| as it allows you to be at ease with life, | | | | progress on the spiritual path. |
| existence and yourself. | | | | |
| | | | 10. Magnificence: Charisma, Confidence, |
| 5. Love & Compassion: As meditation reveals | | | | Courage, Character and Balance are all |
| to you the interconnectedness of all humanity | | | | brought about by meditation. This leads to an |
| a great sense of compassion and love will | | | | individual who is immensely charming and |
| spontaneously emerge. Knowing that deep | | | | magnetic. Best word I could think of to |
| within we are all divine in nature will | | | | describe the collective affects of these |
| change the way you view the apparent | | | | personality improvements was Magnificent. |
| differences you see in others. This will also | | | | Meditation will let your magnificence shine |
| dramatically improve your relationships both | | | | through. |