{"id":14940,"date":"2020-06-30T10:56:03","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T10:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/30\/being-a-better-global-citizen\/"},"modified":"2023-02-16T11:33:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T11:33:01","slug":"being-a-better-global-citizen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/being-a-better-global-citizen\/","title":{"rendered":"Being a Better Global Citizen: The Social &#038; Cultural Benefits Of Meditation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14940\" class=\"elementor elementor-14940\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e193de2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e193de2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3283c4d6\" data-id=\"3283c4d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-149ff90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"149ff90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><em>It\u2019s understandable that part of how we define ourselves is by location. We may think of ourselves as European, or a Londoner, or even have the deepest affinity for where our parents are from. These locations tie us by cultures and values, shared memories and communities, and the feelings we associate with them are often hugely positive and powerful.\u00a0However, in a globalised world, it has become clearer than ever that while our local connections are incredibly important, the one thing we all share is the planet we stand on &#8211; and the challenges we face now, more than ever, are global ones.\u00a0This is why so many of us think about being a better global citizen, and what that might take.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>As members of the human family, we are all (in the words of Martin Luther King Jr.) \u201ccaught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.\u201d It is with this in mind that we believe in the power of meditation to make us better global citizens &#8211; creating a ripple effect which uplifts the lives of those around us and brings a positive force into the world.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6a377b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d6a377b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/find-a-course\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-discourse\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find an upcoming course<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de054d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5de054d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><em>Do we need greater unity to solve social &amp; cultural issues and become better global citizens? <\/em><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In our modern world, we live with an abundance which could benefit every member of the human family, and the technological capabilities to solve even complex problems on a vast scale. However, it\u2019s an unfortunate truth that ongoing and entrenched issues &#8211; such as poor logistics, systemic failures, and fear-based, divisive thinking &#8211; are acting as an impediment to progress.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The response of different countries to the pandemic we are currently living through is an illustration of how our fractured thinking to human-wide problems might be standing in our way. Some have nearly eliminated the disease, while others are allowing it to run through their populations essentially unimpeded.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With the distressing news that <a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/coronavirus-immunity-passports-antibody-tests-world-health-organisation-a9484261.html\\&quot;\">infection may not confer immunity<\/a>, this could potentially make COVID-19 an active danger for many years to come &#8211; whereas a more unified strategy may have already brought the disease under control. As we face the prospect of climate change creating more challenges on this scale within our lifetimes, it seems more important than ever that we learn how to pull together for the good of all humankind.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We are all taught that working together with openness and for the good of the entire team is how to get the best results. However, this kind of cohesion and synergy isn\u2019t always easy to achieve. While our higher impulses (located in the areas of the brain which are most recently evolved) are often altruistic, helpful and innovative, our <a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/benefits-of-meditation\/stress\/\\&quot;\">ancient fear response<\/a> can shut down activity in these areas of the brain in favour of panicked, survival-based functioning. Luckily, this is where meditation can help.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><em>How the benefits of meditation extend beyond us\u00a0<\/em><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Even though we may think about global and local issues &#8211; and even care or worry deeply about them &#8211; often we simply feel too tired, stressed or busy to believe there\u2019s anything we could really do to engage in creating a better world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In our chronically stressed-out lives, we tend to see the world through the eyes of someone in constant \u201cfight or flight\u201d mode, reacting out of fear or anger because that is what our biology is telling us to do.\u00a0 And while anger and a sense of urgency can be useful in helping us to stand up for what\u2019s right, it is often counterproductive in the later stages of finding workable solutions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This can go some way to explain why so many of us feel intensely pessimistic about the world &#8211; which is a phenomenon which particularly affects young people. 31% of 18-34-year-olds are <a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/www.bsa.natcen.ac.uk\/media\/39251\/bsa35_climate_change.pdf\\&quot;\">extremely worried<\/a> about climate change, while two in five 8 to 16-year-olds <a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/newsround\/51451737\\&quot;\">don\u2019t trust adults<\/a> to tackle it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So many of us feel powerless, especially when heightened awareness and individual action does not translate to improved outcomes (we can take, for example, the fact that single-use plastic production is <a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2020\/jan\/02\/year-plastic-pollution-clean-beaches-seas\\&quot;\">still increasing<\/a> despite large public outcry). This feeling of powerlessness is so pernicious because it leads to apathy and a belief that our problems are insurmountable, which simply isn\u2019t true.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Meditation works at the micro-level &#8211; improving our own individual lives, emotional state and general wellbeing &#8211; but its wider impact can reach far further. Some of the <a href=\"\\&quot;https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/benefits-of-meditation\/\\&quot;\">benefits of meditation<\/a> include:\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul>\n<li><em>Becoming more compassionate\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Stress can make us impatient, irritable and very inward-focused, obsessing over our own problems and losing interest in the struggles of others. Through the reduction of stress and processing old traumas, Beeja meditation makes us more empathetic and understanding, increasing our emotional intelligence and making it easier to connect with the people around us.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul>\n<li><em>A sense of being a part of a greater whole\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One of the commonly reported outcomes of regular meditation is a feeling of \u201coneness\u201d. In our meditation sessions, we can occasionally access a profound feeling of the \u201cinescapable network of mutuality\u201d we are woven into, along with all other things. And while this may sound somewhat hippy-ish, it is in fact reflective of our empirical reality &#8211; we are all connected by endless threads of association, both in a purely scientific and more spiritual sense.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This feeling of connection isn\u2019t only confined to our fellow human beings, either. With greater present moment awareness, we become much more attuned to our surroundings and appreciative of nature, giving us even more motivation to protect it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul>\n<li><em>Ability to see the bigger picture\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Without the stresses of everyday life clouding us in our immediate and mundane worries, we can start to see the larger picture, and understand the sources of certain problems. This often begins in our personal lives &#8211; such as realising it\u2019s not the fact we aren\u2019t trying hard enough that our career isn\u2019t coming together, but that really that career choice isn\u2019t right for us &#8211; before illuminating issues which may go beyond ourselves.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Taken together, all these factors give us wonderful bedrock from which to interact with the world. When we feel better within ourselves, the energy we project back to our loved ones, friends and wider community becomes so much more positive, and we become inspired to do what we can to help others. With our perspective broadened, our thinking extends not only to our immediate friends and family, but to people across the globe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It isn\u2019t long after taking up meditation that we start to feel truly empowered &#8211; filled with confidence and inspiration which gives us faith in our beliefs and the self-assurance to follow them. We begin to uplift others through our effortless generosity and enthusiasm &#8211; finding that empathy and kindness comes naturally to us as our old worries loosen their grip on our wellbeing.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The impact of our greater capacity for positive actions in our personal, professional and social lives is exponential. We all have the potential to improve the world around us in both small and extraordinary ways &#8211; and Beeja meditation is a fantastic way to unleash it.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee814ff\" data-id=\"ee814ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f09b60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f09b60\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbe258b\" data-id=\"cbe258b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ceaa05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ceaa05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Benefits of Beeja Meditation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d7f825 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"2d7f825\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Reduce stress and anxiety<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Greater clarity and calm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Increase focus<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Enhance relationships<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Sleep better<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Feel energised<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ce53b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ce53b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blog-02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-901\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blog-02.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blog-02-150x300.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s understandable that part of how we define ourselves is by location. We may think of ourselves as European, or a Londoner, or even have the deepest affinity for where our parents are from. 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