"If there is anything that would cope with modern scientific needs,
it would be meditation."
Albert Einstein  
 
When we look at today’s life style we are pretty much into a rat race trying to keep up with the rapid changes in the technological world, to be up to date with our competitors, to challenge our own ability to the fullest in order to better ourselves. Each day when we wake up our thinking process begins and continues throughout the day with a variety of problem solving activities that we encounter both at work and at home.

Some days we are absolutely exhausted because we are experiencing mental fatigue due to total depletion of our energy supply. Thinking consumes energy, particularly heavy thinking, relating to unresolved problems. The more the seriousness of the problems, the more energy will be consumed. Nature provides a natural energy recharging system during the nights when we sleep. By the morning we feel fresh again but the thinking process will repeat itself and consume our energy all over again.

It is fine if we are able to recharge our battery every night but there are times when the thinking process continues at night due to unresolved problems and interferes with our sleeping pattern. If the sleeplessness problems persists it will cause irritation, temper control problems, lost concentration, lost appetite, anxiety, stress, tension and many health problems will follow. This means that the natural rechargeable battery system has become inadequate. Taking sleeping pills is only a temporary remedy and can be addictive in the long run.

Meditation is not only an excellent way to eradicate stress, tension, anxiety, panic and depression but it also the most natural way to help the body to heal itself from any physical problems. The best thing in life is within all of us – the Power of the Mind. Unseen, yet extremely powerful, the mind can be our best friend or worst enemy, if not correctly trained.

Most problems in life are induced emotionally. Cancer for example is the result of the failure of the body’s immune system. Each day our body generates approximately 10 billion new cells to replace the old ones. Among these new cells there are some deformed cells called cancer cells. Usually, the white blood cells or the “T” cells will eat them up if our immune system is working properly. However, once the cancer cells accumulate they form a “Free Radical Group”, these FRG will cause alterations and deformities in the new cell’s coding system. Therefore, the subsequent new cells are cancer cells. Constant long-term stress, tension, anxiety and depression can cause the adrenal glands to release “adrenaline” and “steroids”, hormones that will prohibit the immune system from working properly. Eventually, the white blood cells or the “T” cells will stop functioning and the cancer cells will begin to multiply and lead to malignant growth.
Meditation, on the other hand, makes you bright and happy. According to the American Cancer Society, meditation can induce the brain to release the hormone "endorphin". This will help to strengthen the immune system to enable it to destroy cancer cells. There are many cases of terminally ill patients who out lived the doctor’s forecast of life expectancy, by using meditation to heal themselves. Once you understand how the mind works, you can develop it thru meditation, providing both physical and mental benefits. The good thing about this is that the benefits can be passed on to others.