Mindfulness and Spirituality

How Meditation Changed My Life

There is profound wisdom in sitting alone and doing nothing.

Surekha Chandrasekhar
5 min readSep 24, 2023

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‘’ What day is it ?’’ asked Pooh.

‘’It’s today,’’ squeaked Piglet .

‘’My favorite day’’ said Pooh. — A . A . Milne

What is Meditation?

In simple words, mediation is sitting alone and doing nothing. How ironic it is to benefit from such a laid-back activity in life.

Probably, this is what comes to your mind when you hear the word meditation. This exactly makes meditation one of the most difficult things to do.

We can’t sit for a while doing absolutely anything. We are conditioned to ‘do ‘and ‘keep doing ‘. We all want change. We want to change and become a better version of ourselves, or we want to change and become like someone else.

This is not a bad idea. Change is the only reality. What else can be a better tool than meditation to help us change? I cannot think of anything else.

Meditation is an inner journey.

Meditation and Yoga are now globally trending as the best tools for self-help and mental health. Self-help books almost always include a chapter on…

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