The Benefits of Meditation: Cooperation, National and Spiritual Growth : หน้า 258/263

● Cooperation: Family members will be more enthusiastic to honour their duties and co-operate towards solving shared problems. 3. National Benefits ● Peaceful Society: most grave social problems originate from unwholesomeness of mind. If everybody learns to meditate and live peacefully, ‘endemic’ problems like crime and drug abuse will be diminished; ● Respect: Respect for others will be improved simply through keeping to a routine of meditation and following moral precepts. Honesty will diminish suspicion in the community; ● A caring society: as a result of meditation, the peacefulness of life can be more widely enjoyed and there will be a more widespread willingness to participate in social work 4. Spiritual Benefits ● Understanding eternity: all people, with or without their own faith can deepen the understanding of their own spirituality through meditation. Meditators of all faiths, through the practice of meditation, can explore their own faith in depth, particularly with reference to the understanding of eternity in their chosen faith; ● Inspiration: inspiration in your own spiritual tradition is strengthened as the meditator comes to realize the profound happiness that can be found through meditation; ● Prolonging the lifetime of spiritual traditions: the meditator’s own spiritual tradition will be maintained as newcomers have a better understanding of moral conduct and self-discipline.