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Have you seen a dog rescued from abuse? For the first few days, no matter how much love you express, the dog stays defensive and fearful, always whimpering when touched, or even ready to bite. This trauma can even stay for a lifetime with these poor animals. But are we any different?

Neuroplasticity is the ability of the brain to form and reorganize synaptic connections, especially in response to an experience like learning or an injury. As we grow up, our brains are conditioned by society to be out of our control, constantly bombarded with tempting foods, dresses, social status, and whatnot. We start our day with a phone and end it with the phone, a window to inviting others to invade even our best moments of silence. 

As a result, we are left with fuzzy brains, unaware of what peace feels like. And the less our brain knows what peace is, the less likely it is to feel comfortable in peace. It’s all a game of association.

To meditate is to flow in the stream of life. You are neither ahead nor behind the stream. You are simply in it. And the more you meditate, the better you get at embracing peace. It will no longer feel like a void to be filled.

At the same time, meditation uses the brain’s neuroplasticity in your favor. In the silence, you unpack your own mind, thoughts, and emotions. As you become aware of the storm within, you can start making changes, which in turn automatically rewires the brain.

For example, half the problems disappear when you start discarding the labels of good and bad. In the other half, you see whether something is in your control or not. If out of control, then you do not let it bother you, and if controllable then you simply take your best action and let life take its direction. This slowly changes your reality and your brain’s wiring, literally. Undoubtedly, these changes can be hard, but there is no possibility of a change without awareness. And that awareness grows with meditation.