Meditation can be defined as the science of paying attention to an object that will help us further unfold the finer aspects of our own self. The art of meditating was brought into our western world in the sixties by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi when he taught The Beatles to meditate trancendentaly. The essential skill of this meditating technique is learning to concentrate, condense and compress your awareness to be totally focused on the very subtle object you are meditating on. As your entire being becomes absorbed in your meditating activity, every stress and strain of daily life will fall from your shoulders. In a few short minutes you will become mentally and physically rested and refreshed.

This is the immediate benefit after you have meditated. Using the meditating method, you don't see the deeper mental changes immediately. But if you execute a little patience and meditate every day, you'll soon see a positive change in your mental health as well as improvement in other areas.

What are the benefits?

• if you meditate regularly you'll attain a more positive and compassionate attitude
• people around you will soon see the benefits of your meditating exercise
• meditating can help you make better decisions
• meditating can increase your creativity
• meditating can make it easier to manage the daily challenges
• meditating can increase your self acceptance
• meditating can even increase your social acceptance
• meditating regularly can create order out of the chaos of stress
• you will obtain increased clairity if you meditate every day

plus much more.

There has to be a reason why thousands of modern people all over the world are meditating every day. If meditating wasn't a powerful shortcut to feeling good, we wouldn't have so many meditating people. Many who start to meditate for the first time are amazed at the mental insights they gain that seemed to have been completely lost to them in all the mental stress they had allowed themselves to build up in their mind.

If you start to meditate you will come into a position where you can remove the restrictions that stress places on your mind and personal growth. You'll gradually expand your mental and spiritual horizons and move towards reaching your full potential as a human being.

When you exercise your daily meditations, this should be done in a quiet, restful and clean place. It is important to create a serene atmosphere with no sense of hurriedness or interruptions.

Terje Brooks Ellingsen is a writer and internet publisher. He runs the website 1st-Self_Improvement.net Terje is a Sociologist who enjoys contributing to the personal growth and happiness of others. He tries to accomplish this by writing about self improvement issues from his own experience and knowledge. For example, mental health and self esteem and reaching your full potential in your career