Analysing the advantages of Meditation

In India, some of the schools teach mediation as a subject. Though the students are not evaluated based on their performance in mediation, it is considered to be an important extra curricular for children. For the past few years there are lots of focus being given on Yoga and meditation. Many countries have started to explore the significance of yoga and have made it a subject in their schools as well. They also understand the importance of vedic system of learning which is the root of Indian culture. That is the reason why there have been lots of schools all around the world teaching Vedic Mantras and Sanskrit. In India for several centuries, Sanskrit is being seen as a culture beyond the fact that it is just a language. Today we get lots of scriptures that describes in detail about the concept of body, mind and the power of meditation. Many foreign universities have started to explore these information and try to take good things out of it.

Advantages of meditation:

There are many advantages for kids from meditation. When it is started in the very young age, the kids will be able to do wonders during their lifetime. Swami Vivekananda is a best example for someone who practiced mediation from the very young age. Let's see what advantages we have in meditation.

• The concentration power increases due to continuous meditation.
• Mediatation is all about focus. Kids will be able to focus on learning and studies if they practice meditation regularly.
• Kids are easily exposed to lots of distractions. In today's world with all the gadgets that we have, there are also lots of distractions available. Kids will be able to be focused without any distraction if they practice meditation regularly.
• Grasping power increases. A kid practicing meditation regularly will be able to understand the questions in a spark and provide immediate answers.

Practicing meditation

It may not be very comfortable for all the kids to sit in a place and meditate. As we can see that meditation is a tough thing for even adults. How can we expect kids to spend time in mediation. But with practice everything is possible. I'm able to see lots of Yoga and mediation classes being conducted everywhere. Not just India but there are also classes being conducted in various places even outside India. Some people also conduct yoga classes through skype. This becomes a good platform to practice meditation every day. When kids are given this practice every day, they will be able to plan it accordingly when they become an adult. Once in India, Yoga and meditation was a day to day activity for all the people like eating and sleeping. As years passed people have forgot the fact. Now good to see people getting practice back.

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