{"id":127425,"date":"2025-12-26T21:06:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T21:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/calming-the-mind-and-promoting-global-peace-on-world-meditation-day\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T21:06:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T21:06:46","slug":"calming-the-mind-and-promoting-global-peace-on-world-meditation-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/calming-the-mind-and-promoting-global-peace-on-world-meditation-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Calming the mind and promoting global peace on World Meditation Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the second year, the UN is commemorating this ancient practice, which is\u00a0proven to help\u00a0improve personal well-being and mental health.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen attention deficiency is so much, meditation is absolutely essential,\u201d Indian spiritual leader Gurudev Ravi Shankar\u00a0said\u00a0at an event\u00a0at UN Headquarters\u00a0on Friday\u00a0ahead of\u00a0World Meditation Day<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cNearly 500\u00a0universities around the world have today started to adopt meditation. Hospitals are adopting meditation,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In times of global challenges, meditation offers a powerful means to cultivate peace,\u00a0unity\u00a0and compassion.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What\u2019s\u00a0behind the international day?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n

With the aim of raising awareness about the benefits of this practice, the UN\u00a0General Assembly last year\u00a0proclaimed<\/a>\u00a021 December as\u00a0World Meditation Day<\/a>, reaffirming the right of every person to enjoy the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Organised\u00a0by the Permanent Mission of India and the other countries that promoted the establishment of the international day, the event\u00a0\u00a0\u201cMeditation for Global Peace and Harmony<\/a>\u201d\u00a0aimed at\u00a0embracing\u00a0inner\u00a0harmony and\u00a0promoting international unity.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meditation\u00a0has the power to\u00a0bring\u00a0those who practice\u00a0it\u00a0to a\u00a0\u201cspace of unified feel, of\u00a0tranquillity\u2014 that oneness that binds everyone,\u201d\u00a0said\u00a0Mr. Shankar, who also led a\u00a0meditation\u00a0session at the event.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A powerful tool<\/strong><\/h2>\n

According to the World Health Organization (WHO)<\/a>, meditation can be a powerful self-care tool to reinforce treatments and improve overall well-being, especially when it comes to anxiety.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mr. Shankar noted that today there are 700 research papers showing over 100 benefits of the practice.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

With an emphasis on breathing and presence, incorporating meditation into one\u2019s daily routine, even for just a few minutes, can help achieve a sense of calm and focus.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Before\u00a0commencing\u00a0the meditation session, Mr. Shankar spoke about anger and desire, which\u00a0grip\u00a0the mind.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThese two things don\u2019t let your mind\u00a0settle,\u00a0they don\u2019t even allow you to sleep,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meditation and\u00a0breathwork\u00a0can\u00a0provide relief from\u00a0those\u00a0disruptive\u00a0feelings.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cOur breath\u00a0has\u00a0a secret.\u00a0The breath\u00a0links our body and mind. Attending to the breath, you\u00a0are able to\u00a0calm your emotions,\u201d he\u00a0explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He\u00a0concluded\u00a0that meditation cannot be\u00a0forced,\u00a0it simply happens.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cYou only create a situation in which meditation\u00a0can and\u00a0happen and for that you need to keep your desire to one side and your anxieties and fears to another side\u00a0\u2014\u00a0we can attend to that later,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said,\u00a0before\u00a0leading\u00a0the\u00a0room\u00a0to a state of calm.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For the second year, the UN is commemorating this ancient practice, which is\u00a0proven to help\u00a0improve personal well-being and mental health.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cWhen attention deficiency is so much, meditation is absolutely essential,\u201d Indian spiritual leader Gurudev Ravi Shankar\u00a0said\u00a0at an event\u00a0at UN Headquarters\u00a0on Friday\u00a0ahead of\u00a0World Meditation Day.\u00a0 \u201cNearly 500\u00a0universities around the world have today started to adopt meditation. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127425"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127425\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}