After that it tends to develop greed, jealousy, hatred, illusion or emotional excitement which pollute the mind, according to the object that it creates. Meditation is the only means by which we can guard our mind . Wise people concentrate on any object whether it is pleasant or unpleasant without creating temptation or aversion towards the object. Many sicknesses and disorders can be avoided if people could devote some time in the course of a day to calm their senses through the practice of meditation. Many people do not believe this or are too lazy to practise meditation owing to a lack of understanding.
Some people say that meditation is only a waste of time.
Meditation can help one to overcome ill- health and maintain good health through developing the mind. When we harbour evil thoughts in our mind, these pollutions can cause damage to our physical body and we experience the bad effects. Medical science agrees that the mind can be the source for all forms of sickness and the same mind can also be used to cure sickness. The new is beyond and above the repetitious past-and meditation is the ending of this repetition. The death that meditation brings about is the immortality of the new.