What are the benefits of meditation?

Answer 1

There are a great many. For example, if you are angry or upset, and you learn to meditate to calm yourself, you will find your breathing and heart rate can be brought down to normal by an act of will. You decide that what you are going to do is calm yourself, and you do so.

Or if you have been feeling confused or overwhelmed, any negative feeling at all, really, meditation can help center you so that you can deal with the problems you face with calm deliberation. Meditation is not itself deliberation, but the ability to gain sufficient control over yourself that you can then deliberate on the facts and circumstances, and make your choices with wisdom.

Don't be afraid of the word "wisdom." It's not the exclusive property of the old man with a long beard. It starts building up from the time you are young, and there's no time like the present to get yourself a little more.

My mother, a Methodist Sunday school teacher, said that prayer is talking to God, and meditation is listening to God. I'm no Methodist, nor even a Christian, but that's a pretty good definition in my book. You don't have to be able to assume the lotus position; just sit up straight, close your eyes, and be at peace within yourself. Listen.

Answer 2

If you learn to meditate well, one of the most beneficial things you will gain from meditation would come with the recognition of yourself. If you take the time to understand yourself on a much deeper level, it is said that you are more secure with yourself.
There are thoughts, concepts, feelings, and emotions that are stored deep inside of ourselves on the unconscious level. Meditation gives you the opportunity to face these possible disasters(or possibly great things), understand them, and conquer them. It is completely practical.

Answer 3

Relaxes the muscles, clears and calms the mind, creates a sense of peace and promotes overall health.

Answer 4

To calm the mind
To eliminate stress
To re-new and re-charge
To heal from trauma and pain
To get in touch with the source (God)
To be in harmony with oneself
To be at peace
To spiritually evolve
To feel at one with all
To discover oneself

Answer 5

a fall in blood pressure for hypertensives, a calm temperament and a bright complexion with lustrous eyes i guess!!

Answer 6

it'll center u. pretty much you can use it as a way to clear ur mind, and focus on somethin besides problems goin on, wether it's on music, your breathing, or your heart beat.

Answer 7

Improve efforts to know thyself

Answer 8

There are none usually!