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Meditation, depicted as
a means of attaining in-
ner peace, calm and
happiness, is in fact a
deception. Because the essence of medita-
tion is “concentrating on emptiness.” This
neither relaxes nor bestows peace on any-
one. Quite the contrary, it leads to unease
and a proud and troubled state of mind. The
brain, which regulates all the functions of
the body, is a highly efficient and impor-
tant organ. Emptying the mind and con-
centrating on nothingness is therefore equivalent to
“paralysis of the brain.” In addition, such practices result in a re-
duction in brain functions. This is like the deletion and elimination of
all the programs in a powerful computer.
Only someone who believes in the existence of an absolute Creator,
Who created the entire universe from nothing and rewards the good
and punishes the wicked with infinite justice can ever find inner peace.
As our Lord tells us in verse 28 of Surat ar-Ra‘d: “Only in the remem-
brance of Allah can the heart find peace.”

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)