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88 MEDITATION BENEFITS Mindfulness and comprehension – Meditation can help us develop a keen sense of perception and awareness. We will become more alert and mindful of everything around. Our body and our mind will become more in sync with one another. We will become more focused and less distracted. Our concentration and memory will improve resulting in better performance in school and at work. We will have better capability to understand and comprehend matters that are complicated. Our success will become easier to attain. Abandonment of defilements – Defilements are mental impurities caused by greed, anger and delusion. They are the causes of all evil and man’s biggest flaw. Greed causes discontent and misguided ambition. It drives people to cheat, steal, lie and to commit crimes. Anger gives rise to hatred and ill will. Delusion gives rise to ignorance, the worse of the three. One who is ignorant lacks the insight and understanding of what is right or wrong and what is good or bad. Many people commit crimes because they don't know that their actions are wrong. Defilements come from a mind that is impure. Meditation helps to purify the mind and improve its moral quality leading to wisdom and good conduct and behavior. One who has wisdom is aware of the harmful effects of defilements and strives to free oneself of them. The wise practice generosity in order to combat greed; they observe moral precepts to combat ill will, and exercise wisdom to overcome ignorance.