Meditation

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​“That with this new sensibility comes to view itself as an isolated intelligence located inside the material body can only be understood in relation to the forgetting of the air, to the forgetting of this sensuous but unseen medium that continually flows in and out of the breathing body, binding the subtle depths within us to the fathomless depths that surround us.”
​This particular quote stood out to be because it reminded be of meditation.  There are two major types of meditation that people typically practice.  First, sometimes people meditate by focusing on one particular thing or object and nothing else. The second type of meditation reminds me of the above quote, and involves freeing one’s mind from the body and the senses that connects us to the external world.  It is an extremely difficult task, and the easiest way to begin is to focus on breathing.  Since many of us have been using our senses to interpret and experience the world we live in our entire lives, it is hard to imagine withdrawing from our senses and detaching ourselves from the external world.  For those individuals that do meditate, many experience improvements with their breathing as well as stress reduction.  From time to time I usually dedicate at least an hour a week to meditate and free my mind from all of my experiences.  Afterwards, I always feel very refreshed.  To me, meditation has many therapeutic benefits.  Attached is an article that describes the benefits and values of Transcendental Meditation, one of the world’s most popular and widespread practiced forms.


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