Advances in science and technology have provided us with inventions that provide comfort for our physical body and cures for many diseases , Yet we are not at peace. We find people plagued by continual stress and tension . Stress-related illnesses have been on the rise . Many people have problems at an interpersonal level and are unhappy in their relationships . They experience conflict at the level of the family, the nation , and the world .
People try different ways to escape the pains and disappointments of life .
Some try to find happiness by visiting places of entertainment or through engaging in sensual pleasures . Others use alcohol and drugs .All these means of escape are even addictive or harmful. Saints and mystics through the ages discovered that true happiness and peace lie within ourselves. They teach a simple method of concentration also known as meditation . Ethical living is prescribed as a stepping stone to spirituality.