Beneficial Effects of Meditation

"The Earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens." --Baha'u'llah

Scientific studies have proven the beneficial effects of prayer and meditation on human beings. Meditation turns off the internal dialog, which is always taking place inside our heads. When the internal dialog is off it will have a calming effect on our body as well as on our mind.

When we are in a relaxed state of mind then our body becomes relaxed causing our blood pressure to come down and our levels of stress to decrease. And when we are in a relaxed state our immune system will function better. Our bodies will be more able to fight off diseases, and our feelings of well being will increase.

When we are in a meditative state our attention span, learning ability, and creativity will improve. We will be able to perceive things more clearly.

Being at the center of the medicine wheel will provide us with a clear vision. If a group of people want to build a sustainable community, then the community members need a clear vision. There is also a need for all community members to see things synergistically, because the parts never predict the whole. We must also remain in a detached state of mind or we will never be able to build a sustainable community or achieve personal happiness.

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Sixteen Principles for Recreating the World:

(another set of two)

Move to the positive. Solving critical problems in our lives and communities is best approached by visualizing and moving into the positive alternative that we wish to create, and by building on the strengths we already have, rather than on giving away our energy fighting the negative.

Be the change you want to see. The most powerful strategies for change always involve positive role modeling and the creation of living examples of the solutions we are proposing. By walking the path we make the path visible.

("Sixteen Principles" taken from "Recreating the World a practical guide to building sustainable communities" by Michael and Judy Bopp - e-mail: fourworlds@telusplanet.net)

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