Benefits of Meditative Chanting: As Stress
remover
Meditative chanting is gaining popularity as
one of the popular alternative medical systems. Once it
was treated as a mere spiritual exercise done by monks and
nuns to keep themselves happy. However many reputed
doctors across the globe have pointed out its major
benefits to alleviate stress. We all know stress is a
lifestyle related disorder and meditative chanting can
control it to some level or relieve us of mental stress.
Chanting in simple words means an activity where you chant
name of your respective deity or a particular word
repeatedly for a number of times. If done with care or in
a proper manner, it effects our endocrine system which
controls hormones that keep us happy. Meditative chanting
is an ancient technique practiced by monks and nuns
belonging to different religious orders. Hindu and
Buddhist yogic scriptures emphasise on its medicinal
benefits. There are many old monks and nuns in India
and Tibet who have lived long because of constant
meditative chanting
You all must have seen many
spirituals teachers or motivators such asTibettan head
Dalai Lama Dr.Deepak Chopra and SriSri Ravishanker and
Mahesh Yogi endorsing it for health and spiritual
benefits. Ancient yogis explain that the purpose of
meditative chanting is that after repeating a particular
term your mind becomes silent which is main purpose of any
meditation. Many international medical institutes have
done research on it and accepted its benefits. Sceptics
many criticise it as nothing more than placebo effect but
those who have benefited from it say something
differently.
They claim chanting not only helps to make us
stress free but it can also develop immunity to many
lifestyle disorders. They explain that it is directly
related to your breathing system. When we chant a
particular name, our distracting mind becomes controlled
and serene. It is not imperative to be religious to do
chanting. Buddhists believe in godless religion but we may
find many young and old chanting ,Om Mani Padme Hum, their
pious mantra. For those who are agnostics, mere attention
on breath is enough to get the benefits.
How to do
it:
Sit silently in cross-legged position or any
comfortable position.
Close your eyes.
3.Start
chanting name of yours respective deity or spiritual guide
silently.
4. Place your entire attention on
your breathing system.
5. Be conscious of your
each breath- exhaled and inhaled
6.Chanting be
done with positive out look that means, “I am happy, Others
are happy”
Precautions:1. Those suffering from High
Blood pressure or heart ailment, asthma must do it in
moderate manner. 2. It is advised that more must be learnt
on the subject from books, articles, and experts (Not any
self proclaimed yogi, motivator!) about this ancient
techniques before taking it up seriously.
(Ashish
Dimri, A freelancing Journalist wrote it)