Meditation - then & now

 

What is meditation?

It was a really long time ago, perhaps not as long as the pre historic age, but at the time when the world’s first scientists (these weren’t like the typical scientists) began by letting their minds become very still. In this quiet space, they discovered amazing things and encountered incredible secrets - about the human body, mind and consciousness. 

They discovered that the way you breathe affects the way you feel, and what you eat affects the way you think. They noticed that to function well, the mind and body need rest. And, that meditation is the deepest rest of all, giving you incredible bundles of energy. They also discovered that while our experiences can cloud our vision, by getting stuck in our minds, meditation can clear this up. So, one can hear, see, and feel more clearly with meditation. 

These scientists shared their discoveries and knowledge with their community. As you know, people in those days did not have Facebook, Twitter or phones. So, this information spread incredibly slowly - from one person to another and one group to another. Over time, what the scientists had learnt got lost and misunderstood - until the secrets were rediscovered and restored by those who have been in the deep of meditation. Transformed to the modern day, people, who were searching for deeper meaning in life, travelled the globe and learnt that the greatest scientists lived in India.