Meditation

Meditation is a scientific way to go deeper within yourself. Meditation is not a work, it is a play, it is something to be enjoyed as an end in itself

Meditation and Mental Equilibrium

Meditation is actually tuning into the life-breath and resonating with it . Meditation is, in fact, the equalization of the ingoing and outgoing breaths through continual practice, so that the inner breath, the life-breath, is freed from the disturbing and unsteady frequencies of the mind. Tuning into the constant vibration of the word/sound makes the flow of energy natural and spontaneous within man. One then feels free from the impulses of the mind towards sense-objects. This is called in the Gita the 'Yoga of Mental Equilibrium'.

Meditation and Memory & Stress

Since Meditation can be used for stress reduction it has also a definite effect on our memory

Much of our memory may be impaired through our stress response. To combat the stress along with adrenaline, cortisol may be released into our blood stream.Cortisol uses up glucose leading to a deficit of a fuel that is constantly required by our brain. It interferes with the balance of neurotransmitters and causes a higher production of free radicals which damage brain cells directly.the University of Montreal and McGill have proven the direct damage to our cognitive functions by cortisol.
 

Meditation and Brain 

Meditation has wonderful effect on our brain and neural functions as it increases DHEA, the harmone needed for a wide range of biological functions and ability to concentrate.

One research shows that the meditating men had a 23% higher level of DHEA as the non-meditators and the meditating women had even more %age of higher level of DHEA as the non-meditator women b/w age of 40 and 50 years

IF POSSIBLE ... BE VEGETARIAN 

WHY- A large body of scientific research indicates that a vegetarian diet is the healthiest. Vegetarians, for example, have the lowest rates of heart disease, cancer, arthritis, and many other ailments.

“It is my view that the vegetarian manner of living, by its purely physical effect on the human temperament, would most beneficially influence the lot of mankind.” — Albert Einstein

“I have from an early age abjured from the use of meat.” — Leonardo da Vinci

“My refusing to eat flesh occasioned an inconveniency, and I was frequently chided for my singularity, but, with this lighter repast, I made the greater progress, for greater clearness of head and quicker comprehension.” — Benjamin Franklin

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