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American Justice Dept upheld Indian Yoga and Meditation

 

 

 

 

 

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Article by M.P. Bhattathiri, Retired Chief Technical Examiner , to The Govt.

of Kerala. Humble request that it may be published in your website and

magazine after editing if necessary

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the storm of life we struggle through myriads of stimuli of pressure,

stress, and muti-problems that seek for a solution and answer. We are so

suppressed by the routine of this every life style that most of us seem

helpless. However, if we look closely to ancient techniques we shall

discover the magnificent way to understand and realize the ones around us

and mostly ourselves. If only we could stop for a moment and allow this to

happen…

 

 

Let me bow to Indian Maharishi Patanjali with folded hands who helped in

removing the impurities of the mind through his writings on Yoga, impurities

of speech through his writings on grammar, and impurities of body through

his writings on Ayurveda.

 

The American justice Dept. have recently approved the power of yoga and

meditation vide a recent judgement in the American court.†Man Who Slapped

Wife Sentenced to Yoga, It's Anger Management, Says Judge. " First there was

house arrest. Now there's yoga. A judge ordered a man convicted of slapping

his wife to take a yoga class as part of his one-year probation. " It's part

of anger management, " County Criminal Court at Law Judge Larry Standley said

of the ancient Hindu philosophy of exercise and well-being. " For people who

are into it, it really calms them down. " Standley, a former prosecutor,

said the case of James Lee Cross was unique. Cross, a 53-year-old car

salesman from Tomball, explained that his wife was struggling with a

substance abuse problem and that he struck her on New Year's Eve during an

argument about her drinking. " He was trying to get a hold of her because she

has a problem, " Standley said after the court hearing. " I thought this would

help him realize that he only has control over himself. " The sentence came

as a surprise to Cross, who was told to enroll in a class and report back to

Standley on his progress. " I'm not very familiar with it, " Cross said of

yoga. " From what I understand, it may help in a couple ways, not only as far

as mentally settling, but maybe a little weight loss. " Darla Magee, an

instructor at Yoga Body Houston in River Oaks, said she would recommend that

Cross take a basic yoga class emphasizing breathing and including a variety

of postures -- forward bends, back bends and twists. " Yoga can help us to

get rid of many emotional issues we might have, " she said. " It's a spiritual

cleanse. " Prosecutor Lincoln Goodwin agreed to a sentence of probation

without jail time because Cross had no significant criminal history

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2365341.

Yoga which is one of the greatest Indian contribution to the world has got

vast potential in all fields. In Tihar jail India Yoga is experimented among

the inmates and found successful. Their criminal mentality is changed. This

study aimed at investigating the effect of Vipassana Meditation (VM) on

Quality of Life (QOL), Subjective Well-Being (SWB), and Criminal Propensity

(CP) among inmates of Tihar Jail, Delhi. To this effect the following

hypotheses were formulated. 1. There will be a significant positive effect

of VM on the QOL of inmates of Tihar jail. 2. VM will have a positive and

significant effect on SWB of inmates. 3. Criminal propensity (CP) of inmates

will decrease significantly after attending the VM course. 4. There will be

significant difference in SWB and CP of experimental (Vipassana) group and

control (non-Vipassana) group. 5. Male and female inmates will differ

significantly in SWB and CP, as a result of VM. In the famous " Time "

magazine the importance meditation and yoga, an ancient Indian system, is

high-lighted that the ancient mind- and spirit-enhancing art is becoming

increasingly popular and gaining medical legitimacy. It is a multi billion

dollar business in US. In many Universities it is accepted as subject and

included in the Syllabus. In the latest famous book " Inspire! What Great

Leaders Do " written by Mr.Lance Secretan recently published by John Wiley

and sons, the benefit of meditation is elaborately described for good

corporate governance. By practicing transcendental meditation, or TM, many

people have got relief from back pain, neck pain, depression. The mind calms

and quiets, . What thoughts you have during meditation become clearer, more

focused. Anger, anxiety and worries give way to a peace. In the world

exorbitant medical expenses one can definitely make use of meditation.

Maharshi Mahesh Yogi and Sri Ravi Sankar are popularizing this. The Iyengar

Yoga institute in US is famous.

In Bhagavad-Gita Gita Lord Krishna has inspired Arjuna to rise from his

depression by preaching Gita in the battlefield and to rise from the

depression to do his duties. In Holy Gita we can see, being hidden by the

cosmic overview of any institution beset with myriad problems, not the least

of which is its lack of moral probity, there is a groundswell of educated

people seeking answers to deeply personal but universally asked questions.

Chie Executives taking lessons from yoga, meditation and learning how to

deal with human resources equations in an enlightened manner. Individuals

from every walk of life can get ideas of how to be better human beings, more

balanced and less stressed out.

Medical studies continue to show regular meditation working magic in

reducing blood pressure and stress-related illnesses, including heart

disease. Brain images show that regular meditation helps calm the most

active sensory-assaulted parts of the brain. The ancient Hindu sage

Patanjali who had mastered the secrets of the human mind has written a book

" Yogasutra " .In this book we can see how super powers can be achieved by

meditation. It has both cosmic relevance and cosmic resonance. In spite of

its universal appeal, for most people total control of mind remains an

elusive goal and daunting task. From time immemorial, there have been many

attempts throughout the world to unlock the mysteries of the mind and to

achieve total control over it through a variety of techniques. One of the

most powerful of these techniques is meditation.

Many spiritual leaders, sages, saints, and holy people such asSri. Buddha,

Sri Ramakrishna, Madam Sarada Devi, and Swami Vivekananda have practiced

this. One of the ways to control physiological reactions to psychological

stimuli is meditation, Yoga, Zen Buddhism etc. The scientists take

Transcendental Meditation as the uniform technique, and base their

observations on the study of the subjects engaged in this form of

meditation. In summing up the results the scientists have come to conclusion

that the effect of meditation is a " wakeful, hypo-metabolic state " . They

have found that: 1) Yogis could slow both heart rate and rate of

respiration, 2) Yogis could slow the rate of metabolism as confirmed by

decreased oxygen consumption and carbon-die-oxide output. 3)

Electro-Encephala-Gram (EEG - recording of brain activity) in Yogis showed

changes of calmness in the form of " alpha rhythm " during both eyes closed

and eyes open recordings. 4) Their skin resistance to electric stimulation

was increased (indicating increased tolerance to external stimuli). Our

usual 'defense-alarm' reaction to emotional and physical stress is in the

form of " fright, flight, and fight " mediated through over-secretion of

certain neuron-transmitters and neuron-modulators, namely adrenaline and

dopamine by way of stimulation of sympathetic nervous system. Under the

influence of these chemicals and hormones, we reflexively become panicky or

aggressive, our blood pressure rises. Thus stress and anxiety is the end

result if we allow our natural age-old sympathetic reactions to act and to

come to surface. We try to run away, become fearful, or fight the situation.

But today these 'defense-alarm' reactions have no place in our lives.

Rather, they should be replaced by more calm and serene reactions of

equanimity and fearlessness. The need is to just 'face the brute, and it

will go away'. Such desirable reactions of non-aggression and peaceful

attitude are generated by Y ga and meditation. EEG Studies on Yogis and The

Zen Meditations: Yogis practicing Raja-Yoga claim that during the state of

Samadhi they are oblivious to the internal and external stimuli, and they

enjoy a calm ecstasy during that state. A study was undertaken to record the

electrical activity of their brain during this state by means of a regular

and useful test known as electroencephalography EEG. Physiological and

experimental studies have demonstrated that the basis of conscious state of

brain, among other things, is due to activation of " reticular system " in the

brain-stem in response to internal and external stimuli. These stimuli bring

about various changes during sleeping and wakeful states of the organism and

these can be studied by EEG. The study was carried out on four subjects

during the state of concentration and meditation. Effects of external

stimuli, like a loud gong, strong light, thermal simulation, and vibrations

were studied. The results were compiled and analyzed. It was observed that

two Yogis could keep their hands immersed in extremely cold water for about

50 minutes (raised pain threshold). During the state of meditation, all of

them showed persistent " alpha activity " in their EEG with increased

amplitude wave pattern, both during 'eyes closed' and 'eyes open' recording.

It was observed that these alpha activities could not be blocked by various

sensory stimuli during meditation. It was also observed that those, who had

well-marked " alpha activity " in their resting EEG showed greater aptitude

and zeal for maintaining the practice of Yoga. Similar observations and

results were obtained when EEGs were recorded in persons adept in Zen

Meditative technique. Can we say that only those persons who exhibit such

recording of " alpha wave rhythm " in their EEG are fit for Yoga? and be

designated as right candidates for meditation and Yoga practices? (Such

experiments are indeed very few and the number of yogis examined is also

very small. Therefore, scientifically and statistically these observations

have only a tentative importance. Further research is definitely called for,

albeit it will have its own limitations.) It is said that in the unknown

period of Lord Jesus Christ , He was under meditation.

Ref. Yoga magazines

Newsweek.com

New York times

Time magazine

 

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