Cultural Integrity

 

Research on Cultural Integrity

Extensive scientific research confirms that every culture becomes integrated and progressive on all levels of life when the local cultural values are founded on complete knowledge of all the laws of nature - Veda. Only by enlivening the universal aspect of all cultures, the local aspects of culture are enriching to every other culture.





Original Reseach:
Meditation can be understood as a mind-body practice which not only calms the mind, but also induces deep physiological relaxation by means of regulating the autonomic nervous system. This renders meditation an effective treatment for trauma-related mental health conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, which are characterized by chronic autonomic and neurochemical dysregulation. An application of this approach is presented, which used the Transcendental Meditation (TM) program from the Vedic Yoga tradition to alleviate PTSD and depression in Ukrainian war refugees in Germany. The article ends with an outlook that this meditation technique, in a world so ridden with conflict that whole societies are burdened with the aftermaths of violence and displacement, has the potential to play a crucial role in healing individual and collective trauma, and contribute to the promotion of peace.