Meditation and positive mental health

Pages:273-275
Abha Singh and Ritu Modi (Department of Psychology, P.P.N. College, Kanpur)

In this physical world every person wants happiness and peace of mind. Meditation is one of the powerful technique for achieving mental peace and happiness. Today people are suffering from stress, depression, anxiety, insomnia etc. There may be many reasons for such problems but very few solutions. We need to regulate our life in a systematic way. In Indian culture meditation has been very important medium to get mental peace and stability in life. Peace is simply an experience; whereas peace of mind is a way of good life. Peace is easily attainable through the regular practice of meditation. The present paper explores about meditation and its types, relationship of meditation and mental health, benefits of meditation and implication of mediation for achieving positive mental health.