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Why Meditation is Important
Top 10 Questions
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Reduces Stress
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How is stress reduced by meditation?
• Meditation minimises physical activity of the body
• Moderates aimless wandering of the mind
• Helps mind and body synchronise to same pace and rhythm
• In turn reducing stress
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Refreshes and
Energises
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How does it refresh and energise?
• In meditation, body is in a sitting posture with eyes closed
• Mind is in deep contemplation• No expenditure of energy• Energy conserved within• Makes us active, refreshed and
energised.
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Develops Intuition
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How do we develop intuition?
• Meditation allows consciousness to gradually descend from mind to heart level
• Intuition, originating from the heart region, becomes more accessible and clear
• With practice, the faculty of intuition improves.
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Brings peace and calm
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How does it bring peace and calm?
• By meditating in a quiet place
• In a state of being in silence
• Reduced distractions of mind
• Minimised effect of external influences.
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Improves memory and concentration
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How to improve memory & concentration?
• By letting go of thoughts and clutter from the mind
• Enabling assimilation of more knowledge from the senses
• Helping to retain information longer.
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Increases clarity
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How is clarity increased?
• In meditation the mind is calm• It is free from agitation and
anxiety• Focuses on the present moment• Perceives things with clarity.
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Increases clarity
Improves efficiency
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How is efficiency improved?
• A clean and clear mind
• In peace, focus and concentration• Consciously aware and
rejuvenated• Helps to think and work better.
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Enhances positivity
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How can positivity be enhanced?
• By increased awareness, refreshed energy and competence
• Improved self confidence and positive attitude.
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Nurtures empathy
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How does meditation nurture empathy?
• Meditation results in heightened conscious awareness and progressive outlook
• Generates feelings of gratitude, care and compassion towards living entities and environment.
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Leads to self-realisation and enlightenment
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How would it lead to self-realisation?
Continuous practice of meditation:• Brings higher awareness, knowledge and
clarity, increased concentration, positivity and efficiency, enhanced intuition, empathy and peace
• Enables being in touch with Inner Self• Eventually steers towards self realisation
and enlightenment.
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How to start with Meditation
5 Common Questions
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How often & how long should we do meditation?
• Practise meditation at least once everyday• More than once a day, whenever you feel
like it, is good• Meditation for a few minutes, for up to an
hour, or as needed• Quality of meditation is more important.
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Different types of Meditation
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Are there different types of meditation?
• There are many types of Meditation• Some of them are: Intuitive Meditation,
Heart-centred, Merkaba, Transcendental, Zen, Vipassana, Reflective, Mindfulness, Creative, Concentration, and many more.
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Choosing the Meditation method
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How to choose the right meditation?
Any meditation • that is easy for you to follow, understand
and practise, and which you feel would be effective
• that takes you to the heart-level and enables you to be in touch with your Inner Self.
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Time of Meditation
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What is the best time for meditation?
• Meditation may be performed best at sunrise and sunset
• It may also be performed at other times.
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Significant Meditation Method
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Any significant meditation method?
• Intuitive Meditation is a heart-level meditation method
• It is a proven method being practised worldwide by many people who are experiencing its positive benefits
• It can be learnt even whilst practising other types of meditation
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Intuitive Meditation
• It helps you perform better in all aspects
• Intuitive Meditation is recommended for all.
The author is a practitioner of Intuitive Meditation (Arka Dhyana) For more information: www.arkadhyana.org
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