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Meditation - Paper

Meditation

The so-called meditation movement has become remarkably popular. There are any number of courses offered in meditation, and millions of people over the world are taking them, with Jews of all ages liberally numbered among its adherents. Eretz Yisrael is not exempt, and it too has many flourishing meditation groups.

Benefits of Meditation

The beginning of "meditation" is usually innocuous, a means of relief from the strain and tension of everyday life. People live under constant pressure, endlessly competing with others in work and society. It is a cliche that life has become increasingly complex, but cliches often contain a great deal of truth. It is increasingly more difficult to ...

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does not frown upon the practice of meditation. It can even be a positive force in one’s spiritual growth. Meditating on G-d’s greatness and kindness for example, brings a person to more devoted service to G-d. Thus our forefathers, Avraham, Yitzchok, and Yaakov, were shepherds, finding the accompanying solitude conducive to contemplation and communion with G-d. With such a definite goal in mind, and set within proper limits, meditation can help strengthen the bond between man and his Creator.

The main use of meditation today, however, is more therapeutic than as a means to come closer to G-d; to gain peace of mind rather than commune with the Divine. Again, Judaism is not adverse to this. It is almost axiomatic in Jewish teaching that the health of the soul and physical health are interdependent. The body and mind are not to be mistreated, and if meditation can heal the physical, then by all means it should be ...

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Added: 4/11/2013 12:05:47 AM
Submitted By: jaypatel0079
Category: Health & Medicine
Type: Free Paper
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