Meditation brings peace of mind: Jora

JAMMU, JANUARY 10 – Underscoring the need to promote moral values, the Minister for Tourism and Culture Mr. Nawang Rigzin Jora today said that the simple life is key to lead a stress free life. Meditation is a novel way to get peace of mind, he added.

Speaking at a seminar, ‘a harmonious world begins in the mind’, the Minister said that simple life style, religious teachings and moral values were primarily necessary for mental peace which has been exposed to great stress in the present day materialist world.

The seminar was organized by the Mahabodhi Charitable Trust, running various humanitarian and social projects like Mahabodhi Residential School with its sister branches in two different remote villages of Leh besides hostels for male and female students of poor and backward communities, a charitable hospital and a home for the old and aged citizens and a school for visually impaired children in Ladakh region. The organization has also established its centre in Jammu recently.

The Minister appreciated Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre for organizing the seminar, adding that it would go long way in inculcating the spirit of brotherhood, religious tolerance and developing a conflict free harmonious society. He suggested that such functions need to be organized in nook and corner of the State for the benefit of common masses and to eradicate the evils from the society.

Spiritual Director, Ven. Bhikkhu Sanghasena (MIMC) gave details about the activities of the Meditation Centre and about the benefits of meditation adding that meditations is the most power tool to overcome various difficulties and mental conflicts prevailing in the society.
HOD of Budhist studies, Jammu University, Prof. Bidyanath Labha and former Director General Tourism, Mr. Mohammad Ashraf also spoke on the occasion and threw detailed light on the topic.

Earlier, the function was inaugurated by the Minister by lighting the traditional lamp.

A large number of prominent citizens, scholars, intellectuals, academicians, students of Mahabodhi School Leh and educational institutions of Jammu participated in the function.