Meditation – health and religious benefits
Meditation – health and religious benefits
Farhad Uddin Ahmed Bhuiyan
Nowadays meditation is becoming more and more popular. The act of thinking deeply and
calmly about something in a state of heightened awareness is known as meditation. It is an
approach to train up the mind, similar to the way that fitness is an approach to training the body.
Voltaire explains, “Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in eternal awareness or pure
conscious without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity.” From
the ancient times, meditation has been a part of some religious traditions as a way of achieving
the body’s release from worldly cares, and creating inner harmony.
Meditation in our time is practiced by people to reduce stress and tension, and improve focus.
There are trainers who help beginners with some exercises such as improved breathing and
progressive relaxation. One of the most common approaches to meditation is concentration.
To develop concentration one needs to focus on a single point. Since focusing the mind is
challenging, a beginner might meditate for only a few minutes and then work up to longer
durations.
Meditation releases anxiety and brings a state of calmness. It increases the thinking ability of
human brain so that people have a better control of their emotions. Meditation improves the
cognitive functions of brain. Those who practice meditation can work tirelessly for a longer
period of time. Meditation helps us to improve blood circulation in the brain and other parts of
the body. Finally, meditation improves creativity, self-awareness and tolerance.
Meditation is a well-known method of reducing stress and anxiety. It may also help enhance our
mood, promote healthy sleep patterns, and boost up cognitive skills. It is a mental practice that
may be used to increase concentration, develop an awareness of the present moment, and
familiarize a person with the nature of their own mind. People may use meditation for spiritual,
mental, or health-related reasons.
The conspicuous benefits of meditation include:
Reducing depression, frustration, stress and anxiety
Focusing on the present
Controlling blood pressure
Increasing concentration
Giving you a new way to look at things that cause anxiety and tension
Buildings skills to manage your stress
Reducing negative feelings
Making you more creative and patient
Helping you sleep better
Improving the cognitive functions of brain
Meditation and Religion:
The practice of meditation grows the believer deeper in his/her relationship with God which
results in more loving outward actions toward others. If the believers focus their eyes on God
and His scriptures, they will be blessed with various qualities and their minds become filled
with the fruit of the Spirit — love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
calmness generosity, gentleness, relaxation and self-control. The Old Testament also calls
people to meditate on God’s attributes and actions and to meditate on Scripture. When people
meditate on Scripture, they will be able to resist any kind of sin.