Dr. Steven Laureys - A meditációról érthetően

"What really matters is not reality, but how we live it."

Belgian neurologist Steven Laureys is the author of the book

Whoever starts to practice one of the meditation techniques, his life will change forever - claims the author of the book, the Belgian neurologist and researcher Steven Laureys. Laureys was studying the brain function of comatose people as a scientist when she came across meditation and spent more and more time with it. She had just gotten over a painful divorce that completely broke her, but thanks to daily meditation, she gradually became more and more balanced, calm, happy and healthy. Since he experienced the positive changes firsthand, he decided that from now on he would investigate the brain activity of meditating people, using all scientific and experimental methods available to him. A Buddhist monk "looked into his head" and began to understand exactly what beneficial changes meditation brings about in the brain: it reduces stress and negative thoughts, improves concentration, relieves chronic pain and emotional suffering. Meditation is not a religion, nor is it a sect-related activity that requires a strict schedule, he says. Meditation is mental training that can be easily learned by anyone, training the brain. Learning about happiness and physical and mental health through experience.

"I can't say whether Transcendental Meditation has changed my art. I think I've always been creative, but I used to be less confident. I enjoyed what I did less. Meditation makes me enjoy life and my work more. I like people. I'm more comfortable in my own skin. I see things better. I experience life as a game, not as suffering. The things that once made me angry, saddened, and almost killed me no longer affect me."

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"Let's say there is a pill that you only need to take once a day to reduce your inner tension and make you more satisfied. Would you start taking it? Now let's also say that the pill has a lot of side effects, all of which are positive: you will become more confident and empathetic it will make you trust others more and even improve your memory. And finally, let's assume that this pill is completely natural and you can get it for free. Would you start taking it? Well, this pill really exists. It's nothing but meditation ."

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