Some Reasons to Meditate :-)

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Please find below, a article i came across on some of the top reasons to meditate.

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ARTICLE- Top Reasons to Meditate

Meditation is a unique form of art wherein an individual learns to focus and concentration levels. Most people consider meditation as the best method to transform one's personality or change one self into a good human. 

Here are some top reasons coming straight from the experts in this field to convince you to learn this unique form of art:

-- Enhance intelligence
According to a serious research conducted, it has been proved that people who meditate possess thicker gray matter as compared to those who don't. This contributes to the intelligence of a person.

-- Happiness guaranteed
In a study, various MRI Scans were conducted on people who meditated for a long time. The results showed that these people possess enhanced activity in the left prefrontal coretex. They also displayed suppressed activity in the right prefrontal coretex. This is a state closely associated with enhanced positive emotions. This ultimately proves that people who mediate are happier.

-- Personal Insight
Another benefit of getting deep into meditation includes an enhanced level of personal insight. You would be able to see your true self. This will be extremely beneficial for you when it comes to transforming your personality into someone who you actually are.

-- Solve Problems
With mediation it is possible for you to calm down during first few sessions. Novices usually think about the problems they face in their daily life. However, when the mind relaxes, one is able to find out solutions for even the most complicated problems that exist in his or her life.

-- Recover Lost Memories
When you start learning to meditate, it may take some time for your mind to calm down and adjust to the new activity. One can easily give into distractions when meditating. However, you would feel that during the initial period of adjustment, you would come to know about several long-lost memories.

-- Minimize stress levels
According to a research performed at the University Of Massachusetts Medical School and research conducted by experts, meditation is capable of transforming brain waves in the autonomic nervous system and amygdala. This provides total control to an individual over fear and stress. Several other studies conducted in this respect have proved that people who spend quality time in meditating are calmer and more relaxed as compared to those who don't.

-- Prevent or Reverse Heart Disease
The American Journal of Cardiology has come to a conclusion that meditation may reduce the overall risk of death caused by heart diseases.

-- Benefits Immune System
Meditation is very important when it comes to enhancing one's immune system.

-- Minimize pain
Several studies have shown that meditation plays a great role in controlling chronic pain. Most of the hospitals use meditation as an integral part of program in order to help patients who have chronic pain.

-- Enlightenment
The traditional Buddhist meditation will ultimately allow you to reach the stage of enlightenment.


source-http://groups.google.com/group/Figure-8-Scripture-Memory-by-Meditation-System/browse_thread/thread/8f7c4637faf914fb/17e73b9983ccaec8#17e73b9983ccaec8
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