What is Meditation?

Meditation is the art of inturning, focusing, and balancing the forces of your mind to a point of peace and tranquility. Meditation is not just a technique, but also a basic approach to life that becomes a foundation for living, loving, and laughing.

       /Goswami Kriyananda/

 

Why Meditate?

Meditation is the art and science of setting yourself free from negative qualities, such as:
Anger
Jealousy
Negative emotions
Aspects of consciousness that contribute to feelings of fear and apprehension

Meditation has positive, long-term effects: 

• 
  Blood pressure will decrease considerably
• Vascular system will relax and stress will be removed from the physiology and the psychology
• Memory will improve
• Creativity will increase
• There will be a sense of joyfulness, humor, laughter, and light- heartedness
• Concentration will improve
• Reduction of mental and physical tension
• Quality of sleep will improve; meditation may reduce the need for sleep in some or if one is in the habit of sleeping too little, it may reveal the need for increased rest
• Has a balancing effect on the body and one's bodily awarenes