Stillness of the mind (The Meditation way)

Devotion helps the energy traffic going from the divine (head) to the self (heart & the rest of the body). Meditation activates the parts of the mind that were unused & dormant with little or no activity. Scientists say that humans use only about 10% of their mind power, in their entire life cycle. They simply neglect & ignore the full capability of their brain. Even Lord Krishna said to Arjuna “Hey Arjuna the skills that you won’t use, will get destroyed one day”. Krishna transpired it to Arjuna in the context that “Hey Arjuna if you don’t use your mastery against your enemies, that mastery is of no use, & gradually it will diminish over a period of time”. Same way if we don’t meditate we are bound to become numb, volatile, fatigues, helpless, low on confidence, lost & other fatal symptoms. Brain the processor house of the body also needs some soothing. Meditation can even arouse the cells of the brain that are dead & destroyed. It acts as a stimulant to the brain, helping it to tackle confrontational situations, & deadlocks more effectively & efficiently both in the personal & professional life. There is a persistent need to meditate not only for the brain, but to continuously improve on yourself. Exemplarily a rope made of fibers, when new & raw isn’t very strong, but on fabrication into a rope its rigidity & tensile strength increases with the persistent usage. The fibers rub & run into each other, holding each other even more tightly. It increases the coupling & the cohesion within the strands, hence improving the strength & life of the rope. Brain is similar to this rope, which is very fragile & prone to tensions, & with meditation, brain finds a way to be calm & peaceful in these turbulent circumstances. This is only possible with the pushes & pulls of meditation. Without these pushes & pulls the brain will be like a silken thread, on the verge of rupture. Meditation also helps the brain to maximize its utilization.

Not utilizing our mind power will sure make us dumb, numb & eventually dead as a dodo. On the contrary our mind becomes totally volatile when faced with the circumstances which we aren’t strong enough to tackle meticulously. In such circumstances our evaluation system also shakes up from the root bottom. We may not even be able to hush these trying times with grace. In this utter frustration, helplessness & desperation we look up to the supreme power (that we call God), looking up to him for his help & sometimes even going to the extend of bargaining with him. Hey lord you grant me this wish, I will donate so much money in charity. Whom are you showing the prowess of the money, the one who gave it to you? You could have landed up in a miser & poor family & then you would have nothing to offer but yourself completely to the lord. Different people have different interpretations of the god, for some its just a source of enlighten, light, motivation, for other the purity, & for some just a source of attaining material, for some it’s the destiny that they call God. Meditation is a way to reach to the god. It is peaceful, calm & serene way for sure.

Meditation not only relaxes the mind, but it relaxes the heart, the breathing & thus the whole body. Meditation controls the blood flow in our body, giving us a soothing sensation & the feeling of the stillness. It makes us break from the mundane & monotonic way of life. Sure it helps us to connect to our inner self, & to help us know the better person inside us. By meditating one can traverse the space that was unscathed & untouched. It helps in achieving peace, & tranquility. Stillness of the mind also comes in handy.

Mind is actually bifurcated into 2 halves, the conscious mind & the sub-conscious mind. Even while sleeping the sub conscious is active. That is the part of the mind responsible for imaging & staging the dreams. Meditation has so much strength that the Rishis & Munis (Sages & Saints) in the old times, used to meditate for years altogether & even ages, without even having food or water, even battling the tough environmental conditions. Meditation is a sure way of escaping the conflicts inside & that on the outside too. It puts everything to a stand still & at peace. It not only gives oneself the peace of mind. It is one step further to that, & helps us relax, ease, & flex ourselves.