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Reserch Paper on Meditation
Meditation is the means through which an individual gets control over their brain and
thoughts and reduces the brain wavelengths hence making the time spent on one thought to
be more (Behan). Basing my opinion on this, then meditation promotes feelings of well-being
and satisfaction because one gives their brain a peaceful environment to think intensely about
certain issues which could have caused anxiety, fear, stress, or depression to them, offering a
condition through which possible solutions can be arrived at. After the short meditation
exercise, this action gives one the peace of mind to reconcile some personal issues, hence
offering satisfaction and peace. This paper identifies a problem with meditation and uses
three interpersonal theories to explain why this problem happens as well as how the behavior
can be altered, changed, or modified
However, it is a challenge for someone to keep still and keep distracting thoughts
from entering their consciousness during the meditation period because of the many thoughts
which tend to bombard the human brain at once (Behan). Consciousness is the ability of the
brain to keep alert. Therefore, being alert entails the processing of many thoughts at the same
time, hence limiting one’s ability to control the number of thoughts one has at a time
(Carvalho). These uncertainties make it hard for an individual to focus and avoid distractions.
Further, the presence of physical distractors such as noise and movements make it harder to
concentrate during the meditation period.

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As a result, meditation can lead to a higher state of mental consciousness, making one
get more alert and creative. This can be attributed to the fact that meditation makes the mind
active in a calm environment where there is peace of mind for one to think deeply, process
their thoughts, and come up with well-thought decisions and conclusions which are creative
enough to deal with some issues (Carvalho). When meditating, one gets more alert to the
environment and is more conscious of it because the mind can think about it in peace.
Meditation has been in use for a long time and continues to gain popularity, especially
among the elite in society. There are many different views concerning it, and this depends on
ones background and cultural beliefs (Carvalho). In some cases, it has been said to improve
mental health and relaxation through deep mind searching and inner peace realization in
difficult situations. While sometimes it works in conjunction with therapy and other forms of
medical interceptive solutions, it may also be used independently (Behan). There may not be
enough scientific or medical facts to prove this, but some mental situations just require
relaxation and calmness do this process offers just that. It effectively relieves stress and any
other light psychological issues (Carvalho)It is not necessarily due to poor mental health that
people go for meditation, but sometimes as routing to improve memory and the alertness of
the mind. I would like to try it someday and establish the results.
Despite its advantages, meditation also has more than a few problems in the drawback
column. In meditation, the question is asked as to how the human mind, if it is the creative
activity of an eternally flawless being, can ever arrive to erroneous conceptions about
anything. As a result, meditation may encourage negative thinking, leading to a person being
lost in their thoughts. At first, an individual may be surprised at how active and uncontrolled
his or her mind is. At this stage, the individual is discovering the truth about the state of
mind. There’s no need to stop thinking; that’s not the point of meditation. Rather, individuals
are learning to detect when they are thinking so that they do not become engrossed in a

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