Hard Lessons in Meditation

Suppose you had the opportunity to free yourself from all worldly responsibilities for 10 days. You’d have a room in a quiet, secluded retreat, free from all disturbances. All your basic needs would be met at no cost to you.

The only rules you’d need to follow would be a vow of silence and spending the vast majority of your waking hours with your eyes closed. Would you accept?

Depending on your take on the world, it might sound like a blissful escape from the chaos of life or some kind of prison sentence. Neither could be further from the truth.

Meditation can be viewed from a scientific perspective in terms of its effects on the mind and the body. During meditation, a marked increase in blood flow slows the heart rate and blood pressure drops, though remaining within normal ranges. (More)

Source: The National