The brain's ability to regenerate and renew itself through mental exercises, meditation and creative visulalization is being increasingly rcognised,
A group neurological researchers, with the Dalai Lama, formed the Mind and Life Institute in the US. They have proven that certain mental exercises such as Buddhists mindfulness meditation and creative visualisation strengthen certain parts of the brain by generating fresh brain cells, neurons. Buddhists and Vedantic Philosophes talk of mind over matter. Teach philosophies teach that there is no fixed You. Not only can you generate neurons and form new synapses through mental exercises, personality wiseyou also become who you think you are through repetitive thoughts and visualisations, Such activity programmes your subconscious mind to create a new you.
Who we are and the life we live are in a constant state of flux and energy benind this constant change are our thoughts. India's sahes teach that this whole world is made of thoughts. Buddhism and Yoga have known this for thousands of years.
Scientists are proving that stubborn mental disorders like obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD) and depression can be cured through meditation and creative visualisation. OCD is state of mind where by the patient experiences an uncontrollable bombardment of distressing thoughts.
