Meditation Is Imperative. Schools Replacing Detention With Meditation Is The Future We Want To See
LEARNING HOW TO DO MEDITATION IS A MUCH BETTER OPTION THAN LEARNING HOW TO GROW INTO AN ADULT PRONE TO VIOLENT BEHAVIOR
As we are slowly moving towards the end of 2016, spending the days of the final three months of it, we have come to realize that the whole world is much transformed. Within a blink of an eye, it is even hard to follow through all the news and all the information. Constant riots, unrest, ongoing wars on the Middle East and humanitarian crisis at dozens of countries around the globe – that’s the every day reality we are all able to witness.
It is a world that will easily leave you with mixed feelings, moreover with many questions about what is currently really happening at the world level, and with humanity. You will be right to affirm that the times really are changing. As some things are changing for the worst at the moment, others are for the good, we must remember that the only way for humanity to thrive is by learning how to live in co-existence.
This leads us to an earlier intriguing statement of the Dalai Lama, that he went on to address just shortly after the Paris Attacks in November 2015. The Tibetan spiritual leader have claimed that humanity bears part of the responsibility for the emergence of global terrorism. Hence, the praying to God for a solution, and using the hashtag of the likes of #PrayforParis won’t do much help.
It was in a way powerful message to humanity, where he said: “Let us work for peace within our families and society, and not expect help from God, Buddha or the governments.”
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His words, much sounding like a free meditation, tell that major religions really do try to communicate one single message, and that is the message of love, compassion, forgiveness, tolerance and contentment. If somebody is killing in the name of a particular religion or ideology, you could easily agree that we are talking about a criminal, who does resonate to the fundamental values of his/her religion respectfully. So, where is the root of the problem?
WE ALL HAVE TREMENDOUS INNER POTENTIALS WE PERSONALLY NEED TO DISCOVER
Where is the source of such great aggression that make people wander, be lost in life, and even engage in acts of crime, extremism and terrorism. Instead of strengthening our bonds and discovering our inner selves, why we are taking the wrong direction?
The Eastern teachings have given a wondrous gift to the humanity as a whole, a gift much more powerful than a prayer or a vague hashtag, but a method to enable everybody to embark on a journey of a personal discovery.
Would all unrest in the world stop then, if just each and everyone would sit down for 10 minutes per day to do some meditation exercises; close their eyes and seek the answers that are locked within their heart and mind? To ask: What is my real mission on this planet? What are my real talents and potentials? What do I really want to do with my life? What is the path I must take and what are the choices I need to consider in order to grow into a better version of myself?
Hardly the answers would be to take a gun and do a massive shooting in some school, or organizing an act of terrorism in Paris, Brussels or Istanbul.
Then, aren’t meditation exercises and meditation retreat a key that can help us unlock the doors to our inner peace, and consequently to the very same values that Dalai Lama mentions above – love, compassion, forgiveness, tolerance and contentment?
SCIENTIFICALLY SPEAKING, THE BENEFITS OF DOING MEDITATION EXERCISES ARE A LOT MORE INTRIGUING THAN WE PREVIOUSLY UNDERSTOOD
Mindful meditation exercises have been practiced by humans as long as humanity exists. Of course, everything is different today, and if a person has serious problem with aggression and is prone to harmful behavior, it is harder to talk them on beginning meditation.
But a practice that was recently employed at the Robert W. Coleman Elementary school, encourages exactly the kids to learn meditation techniques for beginners and do meditation exercises. The news went viral, and was for a good reason. The free meditation initiative teaches the youngest how to do meditation, and that makes a very healthy answer to a society that is more and more prone to aggression, violence and havoc.
“You wouldn’t think that little kids would meditate in silence. And they do,” has stated Kirk Philips, the Holistic Me coordinator who is undertaking this activity at Robert W. Coleman.
The school had opened its own room for beginning meditation, replacing detention with meditation. This was made possible thanks to their partnership with a local non-profit, Holistic Life Foundation, that for years have been organizing after-school programs where exactly the youngest of our society can sign up and practice mindful meditation techniques for beginners and yoga.
In addition, dozens of studies affirm that mindful meditation exercises and yoga really help people. The benefits are multiple: from achieving mental strength, to improving memory, attention span and focus, to treatment of ADHD and overall well being of the individual.
On a further note meditation courses where you can learn how to do meditation, or meditation retreat programs, are attended and demanded from more and more people, who want to ground themselves from their stressful private or work lives. The places where they can learn how to do meditation and try out different meditation exercises are much welcome for them, as that is a chance for them to dedicate more personal time, and undergo a transforming inner experience.
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Children meditating at the Dharma Primary School (2015), Source: Wikimedia commons
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