Meditation in Practise

• What is meditation and when and how did it become popular among
  the masses?
  
  
  
  
  Our sages in ancient times were very much aware of the relations between the mind and body.
• ' Healthy mind in a healthy body'- they followed this rule.
• They knew that a peaceful mind was very much needed to maintain good health.
• So they thought and thought over the problem, did research and ultimately concluded that meditation was stage way out to get rid off the old age sufferings and death the efficacy of meditation was clear to them and they practised it.