Nearly all religions have emphasized the importance of prayer and meditation.
I love the saying that prayer is talking to God and meditation is listening to God. both have their importance.
Now more than ever, quieting your mind is extremely important and more difficult than ever to accomplish.
Prayer and Meditation both play a key role in quieting your mind as well.
One of the main reasons that quieting your mind is so difficult is that a racing mind creates to a large degree the stress, tension and anxiety you may be experiencing today.
Cesar Milan, the “Dog Whisperer” correctly states that you cannot train a dog whose mind is in a state of Chaos.
The same is even more important to us humans.
You see, a dog lives in the moment, they live their lives instinctively. We humans were given the freedom of choice.
***Statistics from National Institute of Mental Health*** 2001
More than 44 million Americans have a diagnosable mental disorder. 4 of the 10 leading causes of disability are mental disorders.
80 % of all illnesses have their origins in stress.
60 – 80 % of job accidents are stress related
Numbers like these would be considered an epidemic if we understood the seriousness of stress, tension, anxiety and other mental illnesses.
It is the penchant to live your life either in the past or in the future that increases that feeling of stress, tension and anxiousness.
It also makes it extremely difficult to create the life of your dreams because your ability to concentrate or focus becomes greatly reduced.
People are exercising like crazy yet obesity and stress levels are higher than ever!
If information was enough you’d probably never feel stressed, right? After all, don’t we live in the information era now? We have all the information available to us at our finger tips.
Most people live their lives in reverse they think that if they make enough money, get the right partner, buy the right house, car, toys, the list goes on and on, that then they’ll have peace of mind.
The exact opposite is true “True Success Begins with Peace of Mind”.
Nothing, absolutely nothing is more important than your peace of mind.
Mind chatter has a negative impact in every aspect of your life. Anything created out of a state of Chaos has a foundation of sand. It will crumble and collapse. It is only a case of when not if.
So if your religion or spiritual beliefs encourage prayer and or meditation, I would encourage you to follow it in earnest.
For more tips on quieting your mind visit my website at http://www.justwhisper.net
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