Pseudoscience unchallenged at IIT Kanpur

Meditation is one of the most direct and powerful ways to awaken to who we really are and to experience happiness as a state of consciousness that already exists within us. When we meditate, we go beyond the swirl of thoughts, memories and emotions that tend to keep us stuck in our ego’s story of who we are. We enter an expanded state of awareness and discover our own inner fountain of joy, a source of happiness that isn’t dependent on anyone or anything. We may experience a realization of our true Self the first time we meditate, but most often the process of awakening is gradual. As we meditate regularly, we let go of the conditioned beliefs and accumulated physical and mental toxicity that cloud our perception of our essential spiritual nature. Chopra explains everyone has the power to achieve success in relationships as well as with wealth, success “when we harness the forces of harmony, joy, and love, we create success and good fortune with effortless ease.” To Practice ‘The Lawof Least Effort’ follow these three steps: Step 1: “Practice Acceptance, meaning accept people, situations, circumstances and events as they occur. Know that this moment is as it should be, because the whole universe is as it should be.” Step 2: “Take Responsibility for my situation and for all those events I see as problems. I know that taking responsibility means not blaming anyone or anything for my situation.” Step 3: “Defenselessness, I will feel no need to convince or persuade others to accept my point of view. I will remain open,” writes Chopra. Whether you believe mindfulness can help you create success or not, more and more scientific studies are pointing to the benefits of meditation to reduce stress. And while years ago if someone mentioned meditation there’s a good chance you’d instantly envision a monk “ommm-ing” or someone in a cave filled with crystals, today more than 40 percent of Americans say they use this mind quieting practice as a natural way to improve health andreduce stress, according to a study by Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (HSPH/RWJF). Even major American corporations, such as Google and Target are offering meditation classes to their employees.