The use of meditation as a complementary health approach increased more than threefold from 4.1% in 2012 to 14.2% in 2017 in US, according to a report published on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website on November eight quoting National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). This Survey points that in recent years, the practice […]
Meditation in Hinduism
Meditation helps devotee find God
There is a great need for understanding the difference between “Meditation” and “Worship”. Meditation implies concentration on the virtues of the Almighty, while worship (Pooja) signifies “offering”. Many say public festivities are always crowded and marked by loud chanting and singing, ringing of bells and beating of drums. At times even a glimpse of the […]
What is the Secret of Meditation?
What is the Secret of Meditation? Sri Sri Ravishankar (Art of Living) explaining the secret of meditation in his own words during a Satsang… There are three types of space. One is the external space, in which all the four elements are there. The second type of space is the inner space where thoughts and […]
Hindus welcome Katy Perry’s rising interest in mediation
Hindus have welcomed American singer-songwriter-actress Katy Perry’s (Teenage Dream) increasing interest in meditation. In the June 2011 issue of Vanity Fair magazine, which will hit newsstands on May five, Perry (Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson), 26, tells Vanity Fair contributing editor Lisa Robinson: “Russell (husband English actor-comedian Russell Brand) is into Hinduism…He meditates in the morning and […]