Dealing with Stress In Modern Life BY RK MHT

 Life is challenging. Every day people face situations that can make one feel stress and anger. Modern science has proven the affects stress has on the health and wellness of our body and mind. Is there any way that we can deal with stress so that it does not create stress-related illness of our body and mind? Is there a way that we can face the tension of life in a way that we maintain calm and equanimity physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually?

The combined wisdom of the saints and mystics from ancient India and the current research by scientists, medical doctors, and researchers point to the same answer: we can reduce stress and anger and maintain optimum health and wellness through the practice of meditation.

As life has become more complex, we interact with many people in the course of the day. Any one of these can result in stress. Whenever there are disagreements between two or more people, or things do not go the way we expect, this can lead to anger. In the past, when people lived and worked on a farm or from their homes, there were fewer interactions with others. However, today, we have many opportunities throughout the day in which we meet and interact with others. People have stress on the job. When we are raising a family, there is stress over the health of ourselves or our loved ones, their schooling, their financial difficulties, or living in a household with multiple people. With the economic difficulties of modern life, we have financial stress. As students, either in a school or college, or in training for our career, we have to worry about our grades in school and our test scores. We worry about whether we will be accepted into a school or training facility, and once there, whether we will pass so we can get a job in our chosen career. Once we have a job, there is stress about keeping it with the stiff competition workers face, or we worry what will happen if we lose the job? The terminal illness or death of a family member or loved one creates tremendous pain and stress in our lives. There is also stress caused by interpersonal relationship problems. From morning until night, we face one or more of these situations that cause stress.

The good news is that there is a solution to dealing with stress and anger. From ancient times, saints and mystics have taught meditation as a way to remain calm and peaceful. In the past few decades, the practice of meditation has gained popularity in countries all over the world. While people have been practicing meditation because they recognize how good it makes them feel, there is the added bonus contributed by medical researchers and doctors that prove why we feel so good when we meditate. These medical studies bear out the positive effect meditation has on the health and wellness of our body and mind. The most beneficial gains from meditation are that it reduces stress and anger, which in turn reduce our risk for stress related illness. Numerous diseases have been linked to stress, such as cancer, stroke, heart problems, digestive problems, circulation problems, migraine headaches, skin problems, and others. By reducing stress, we can minimize our risk for these problems, prevent them, and mitigate them if we already have them. Spending daily time in meditation contributes to our health and wellness.