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Peace through Meditation: Medical Aspects :
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Peace through Meditation
The above description indicates that meditation shows down the harmful effects and catalyses beneficial effects. This leads to internal peace.
It is very difficult to define 'peace'. The lexicographers have given two dozen meanings include the following: (i) Satisfaction
(ii) Happiness (iii) Subsidence
(iv) Minimization of evil activities (v) Conflict resolution
(vi) Relaxation (vii) Adaptability
(viii) Dispassionation etc.
All these meanings are related with gradual purification of mind and body leading to a specific state. Formerly, the term was limited to the individual but now it has a universalised objective of eliminating violence of any type.
Mahāprajña has stated many factors for violence or undesirable propensities like (1) fear (2) opposition (3) greed (4) anger (5) ego (6) cruelty (7) intolerance (8) absolutistic (9) individualistic (10) wavering mind (11) reactionary form of the world (12) acquisitiveness (13) poverty and richness (14) stressful life and the like. The propensity of violence is integrally proportional to all these factors. The practice of meditation leads to a better direction in all these directions. Prof. Flying has stated that all the meditational systems lead to develop better personalities. She has observed that:
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Many researches have verified these conclusions. Scientific Studies on Aggression and Violence
The propensity of violence is dependent on over physical nature, emotions and cognitive factors. It results from imbalance in our physical and spiritual systems'. The cosmic energy has also become a factor in this process. This propensity has short and long factors with respect to time.
The psychologists and medical scientists have studied the process of aggression and violence. Dr. Loaber of U.S.A. has defined
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