미라클 모닝 테스트 day_14

Growing up in India, I would spend summer breaks visiting my grandparents in Kolkata. Each afternoon, my grandmother ① settling down on a floor mat, facing the family’s worship room, where stone idols of Hindu gods sat on little wooden thrones. For half an hour, she would sit still, her eyes closed, fingers rolling her prayer beads, chanting Krishna’s name in a whisper. It’s impossible to know, objectively, ② whether those meditation sessions helped my grandmother achieve some sort of communion with a higher power, but a growing body of scientific evidence suggests she benefited from it in multiple ways. The practice was ③ likely an effective approach for her to manage her stress. It may have also helped slow down aging-related cognitive decline. It also probably enhanced her ability to cope with pain. ④ Defined most broadly as the exercise of focusing one’s attention on the current moment, meditation in some form has been practiced for millennia by religious traditions around the world — most rooted in a quest for spiritual enlightenment. Today, the popularity of meditation ⑤ has grown in parallel with awareness about the importance of mental health and stress relief. *throne: 왕좌