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Prayer and meditation both come with user’s manuals written by sages, seers and saints. The manuals point to a higher reality. In a skeptical age, it has taken brain scans and stress research to confirm that prayer and meditation are real. There is no doubt that both are useful, with observable physiological effects. On that basis alone, they can bring the benefit of inner calm and homeostasis, and most probably aid in the healing response, without needing belief.
Silence is an ambiguous issue in this area. For a believer, no audible answer to prayer is required; God is still listening, even though the conversation has silence at the other end. Meditation turns silence into something valuable on its own. Our brains change with every thought, because thoughts form a feedback loop that every cell eavesdrops on. In the tradition of meditation, silence also forms a feedback loop. A wordless voice says, “Here is peace.” Cells can eavesdrop on that message, too, and when they do, pathways in the brain are changed just as surely as when we respond to thoughts, sensations and emotions.
Deepak will like to share his own experience before and after the meditation in my work.
When I joined a stock broking firm as Risk management head. There was constant stress on me as stock markets are very volatile and stock prices react to many national and international News/ developments.
I had to give leverage (excess limits) to client’s at the same time ensure that my organization does not have any major risk during wild fluctuations in stock prices. This often lead to heated arguments with clients and finally it started impacting my health.
Because of a doctor’s recommendation initially drawn to meditation, seeking the health benefits of lowered blood pressure, stress reduction, and restful sleep.
Within in few days I realized why for thousands of years people have used meditation to move beyond the mind’s stress-inducing thoughts and emotional upsets into the peace and clarity of present moment awareness. The variety of meditation techniques, traditions, and technologies is nearly infinite, but the essence of meditation is singular: the cultivation of mindful awareness and expanded consciousness.
This lead to change in my communication with the clients and remain calm and centered irrespective of stock prices fluctuations.
It is accurate to say that the purpose of meditation depends on the meditator – but it is also true that anyone who meditates regularly receives profound benefits on all of these levels – physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual.
New research is also showing that meditation restores the brain. A landmark study conducted by Massachusetts General Hospital found that as little as eight weeks of meditation not only helped people feel calmer but also produced changes in various areas of the brain, including growth in the areas associated with memory, empathy, sense of self, and stress regulation.
