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Why Meditation?

Every human being in this world aspires for peace and happiness. Happiness and peace have less to do with gross objects; they refer to states of mind. Moreover, there is another kind of experience, which is the highest and is independent of worldly objects and senses. It is called Bliss. This bliss is one thing for which a person should practice meditation.

Bliss or super sensuous joy enables a person to break the shackles of otherwise die-hard habits and addictions. For, it is so rewarding and ennobling an experience that nothing demoniacal can stand in it’s way.

Yoga enables man to have deep relaxation also. It does this in two ways. Firstly a person who practices meditation or a yogi does not have worries, fears or spoilt relations. Secondly, he feels detached from the world and from situations. This relaxation makes him calm and enables him to take decisions without any tension, undue haste or pressure.

Further, yoga or meditation brings about behavioral transformation of man without any therapy. The thoughts made in meditation work like mental surgery. Positive virtues are implanted in him in place of negative traits. His outlook now changes and so, bad habits now loosen their grip on him. His energy is now used for constructive and useful work.

This brings about an overall enhancement in his personality. His shyness is now replaced by a feeling of confidence. From a dull, dreary and stiff person, he now becomes a man of sociable and charming manners.

All of these go a long way in improving relationship with others. He can now put up with all sorts of people and remain unprovoked. He now does not mind small things and laughs sway certain things instead of taking uncompromising and tough positions, so that he has health, happiness and a pleasing nature.

Another thing Yoga also enables a person is to experience the heavenly love, which comes only from God as the soul’s Mother-Father, Friend, Savior and ‘Sweet Heart’. This love plays such a melody on the strings of one’s mind that one really feels enraptured. It can be better experienced than said.

Last but not the least, Raja yoga enables a person to control his mind and to have an economy of thoughts. One is now freed from purposeless and negative thoughts. In a word, it can be said that meditation brings about fulfillment in man’s life.

You can say that with the practice of meditation, a person will be in harmony with nature, at peace with his own self, in concord with others and in unison with the Creator. His mind is not in conflict with his intellect nor his actions disturb nature nor contravene injunctions of God.

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