MEDITATION BANGLA PODCAST Emon Rahman

As the name suggests it's all about happiness and whether some simple
daily actions can have a positive impact on how happy we are and how
happy we make the people around us.
We're going to start by asking you to think about how you're feeling about
life and what happiness means for you.
We will then ask you to try a few simple actions out over the course of a
week. They are all things that recent scientific research suggests can have a
positive impact on people's feelings of happiness and fulfilment.
We want to hear how you get on with the actions as part of your normal
daily routine. We're interested in how you choose to do them, whether you
find them enjoyable or difficult and how you feel about it all at the end.

Meditation can Change Genes As Well
After an essential research conducted in the Massachusetts Hospitals, the geneticists are saying, 'An unwanted growth or reaction takes place in the human genes due to constant stress. And meditation and relaxation can successfully compensate for that along with releasing your mind and body from stress.' The scientists have named this psychosomatic change "Relaxation Response".

According to the scientist, this is the first comprehensive study of how the mind can effect gene expression, with the coordination of various aspects. That shows, people who received relaxation training and practiced a healthy lifestyle are less likely to get high blood pressure. And those taking blood pressure medication, already, are more likely to eliminate the medication requirement. Research suggests, relaxation has such effect on the body that people who practice meditation and are able to free their body of tension can switch to the protective effect of genes and fight free radicals and inflammation. Therefore, scientists are now looking at whether the mind state helps protect against cancer, as well.

What makes us the way we are? Why are each of us unique? What makes some of us introspective and others outgoing; some of us pragmatic and others dreamy; some of us careful about every step and others addicted to taking risks? Depending on your beliefs, you may say God, our genes, our upbringing, our intentions, our religion, our culture, our eating habits, our zodiac sign, the first letter of our name, or even our blood type! Whatever we think, however we feel, whatever we do, there is a brain activity associated with it. We can perform subtle functions like threading a needle because of activity in the 'cerebellum'; we find things funny and start to laugh because of activity in a part called 'superior frontal gyrus'; and we feel tired because of activity in the 'brain stem'.

And our brains are unique! Activity in different parts of the brain varies from person to person. For example, studies show abnormally low brain wave activity coming from the temporal lobe and the limbic system of serial killers. Studies also show that the activity in the amygdala of a happy person rise much more in response to a positive incident than that of a less happy person.

Say both you and your friend dreamed of studying in the same top university, but neither of you made it through the admission process. Although initially disappointed, your friend quickly gets enrolled in the next best choice and gets excited about the new books, new friends and new prospects. Before long, he is so involved in his new life, he has hardly a thought to spare for the top university he used to dream of.