Want a Better Brain? Meditate For 8 Weeks

One more step towards the meeting of science and spirituality, a new study shows that if we meditate, we will can look forward to being smarter, feel calmer, and get an improved sense of self, empathy, and memory. Even better, we can get all these and more, in just eight weeks, according to Meditation experience is associated with increased cortical thickness, a paper by 13 scholars.

The spiritualists have been telling us about this in their own quaint ways over time.

It helps the brain. “Every time you meditate deeply on God, beneficial changes take place in the patterns of your brain,” said Paramahansa Yogananda. “Suppose you are a financial failure or a moral failure or a spiritual failure. Through deep meditation, affirming, ‘I and my Father are one,’ you will know that you are the child of God. Hold on to that ideal. Meditate until you feel a great joy. When joy strikes your heart, God has answered your broadcast to Him; He is responding to your prayers and positive thinking.” (MORE)

Source: Hindustan Times