MEDITATION

MEDITATION IS THE ACT OF COMING TO REST BY DISENGAGING FROM PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ACTIVITIES WHILE REMAINING IN A WAKEFUL STATE OF AWARENESS.

In meditation, we have an opportunity to take a break from the incessant activity and habitual “doing” that often consumes and defines our lives. By coming to rest physically and mentally, we can begin to observe and uncover a depth and calmness of being.

With regular practice, meditation provides the master key to our well-being — unlocking our true potential and enabling us to meet the world with renewed energy, authenticity, wisdom, creativity, compassion and equanimity. The remarkable benefits of meditation include an expanded sense of awareness, clarity of thought, lasting peace and happiness, as well as an understanding of our innate ability to resolve the challenges of everyday life.

Although the main purpose of meditation is spiritual growth, it should be noted that the practice of meditation also brings about many beneficial effects at the level of the physical body.

In the last 20 years there have been many scientific studies on meditation in serious research centres, such as Harvard University, MIT, Oxford, Cambridge, etc. where they conducted research to determine the effects that meditation has both in the psychological field as well as and in the physical body of the meditators. Comparative studies have shown that, among other things, meditators show obvious improvement in diseases of the cardiovascular system, regulation of arterial hypertension, reduction of physical pain and strengthening of the immune system compared to non-meditators who took part in clinical studies.

BACKGROUND

The School has been training people in meditation for more than fifty years and continues to offer the same simple and authentic practice.