What happens to a person during meditation?

Meditation in Latin means contemplation. The origins of this practice go back to ancient times. As long as mankind lives on earth, this practice of self-knowledge exists. But only in recent decades have research institutes begun to study it. There are dozens of directions of this spiritual practice. These are zazen, transcendental meditation, kundalini meditation, trataka and many others.

Scientists have absolutely proven that meditation contributes to the work of the brain in a different state. And thanks to this, many physiological processes in the body are normalized: the functioning of the nervous system, sleep, digestion. Studies conducted by the American Heart Center have shown that meditative practice prolongs life, reduces the risk of death from cardiovascular diseases by up to 30%, from cancer by up to 50%. And doctors at the British public health system are considering recommending that people suffering from depression introduce meditation into their lives.

What is going on with a person inmeditation time? Specialists at the Massachusetts Hospital, located in Boston, conducted a study among people practicing meditation practice. 15 people with different experience of practice, from 1 year to 30 years old, and 15 people who had not practiced meditation before, took part. The results were stunning, because it became extremely clear that in people practicing meditation, certain brain structures increase in thickness. The aging process of the body as a whole slows down.

Study leader Sarah Lazar, summing up the experience, said: “You train the brain during meditation, so it grows. After all, it is known that the corresponding areas of the brain are enlarged in musicians, linguists, and athletes. The growth of the cerebral cortex does not occur due to the growth of neurons, but due to the growth of blood vessels, glial cells, astrocytes - the entire system that feeds the brain.

British scientists in their studies have found that due to meditation, a person improves concentration, attention increases, memory improves.

All the positive changes that happen to a person at the physical level can be called secondary effects. I would like to define more precisely what is the main goal of meditation.

People who see meditation primarily as a spiritual practice see a little more in it. A person in reality is not prepared to explore the innermost depths of himself. Most of us see the world around us only in its external manifestations. So we were taught this by our parents both at school and at the institute.

It can be said that we were given guidance on how to look for things that are outside of us. And they were not taught how to turn their gaze inward. Meditation helps to take the first steps in this. Why is the word “enlightenment” very often found next to the word meditation? By practicing meditation, a person can find answers to many questions, and it can be said with confidence that wisdom begins to awaken in a person.

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– What is meditation? Tatyana asked. - I read that this is a training of the psyche in a state of trance. But what is it, I did not understand ...

- Simply put, simple meditation is the training of the mind, and a more in-depth spiritual practice is the training of the spirit.

– A that, spirit and thought this not one and the same? Kostya got in again.

- Not.

I noticed that the cat, sitting not far away, fidgeted in place, as if making himself comfortable.

– Now we will do the simplest meditation on concentration in order to learn how to control Qi energy. But first, I would like to repeat myself a little for those who came later. In addition to the material body, a person also has an energy body. The energy "body" consists of the aura, chakras, energy channels, meridians, special reservoirs of energy accumulation. Each has its own name. I will introduce you to them in more detail along the way, depending on the meditation.