Meditation is a journey: 50 reasons to meditate

Morning MEDtalks with Dr K K Aggarwal

New Delhi , August 13, 2018 :

Meditation is a journey: 50 reasons to meditate

From sickness to wellness
From particle state towards wave particle duality state
From wave particle duality state to wave state
From manifest to unmanifest
From disturbed state of consciousness to undisturbed state of consciousness
From sympathetic to parasympathetic mode
From exercise to yoga
From sahasrara (crown) chakra to muladhara (root) chakra and back
Towards a thoughtless state
Towards union of mind with the body
Towards union of purusha with prakriti
Towards achieving silence
Of experiencing higher state of consciousness
Of experiencing restful alertness
Of experiencing ‘para’ state of language
Of experiencing ritam bhara pragya
Of experiencing the unmanifest
Of experiencing losing track of time
Of experiencing moksha
Of experiencing inner happiness
Of experiencing liberation
Of experiencing ecstasy
Of concentration on the object of concentration and giving preference to the object of communication over thoughts
Of achieving turiya state of consciousness
Of getting benefits in 20 minutes equivalent to 7 hours of deep sleep
Of experiencing critical mass effects
Is having a dialogue with Para Brahma
Of knowing the unknown
Of experiencing synchrodestiny
Of experiencing meaningful coincidences
Of experiencing spontaneous fulfillment of desires
Of experiencing exaggerated telepathy
Of experiencing exaggerated reverse telepathy
Of experiencing a state of no enmity
Of experiencing a state of fearlessness
Of experiencing a state of truthfulness
Of experiencing a state of getting detached to the results of your actions
Of being able to spontaneously reduce the mental noise
Of being able to spontaneously neutralize or reduce the mental noise
Of being able to spontaneously ignore the mental noise
Of improving your concentration power
Of experiencing Tyaga
Of experiencing Vairagya
Of experiencing Sanyasi
Of understanding who we are
Of experiencing Aham Brahmasmi
Of experiencing Tat-tvam-asi
Of experiencing Pragnanam Brahma
Of achieving a state where God talks to you
Of achieving a state of Para Brahma, Para experiences and para language

FDA: Misuse of rupture-of-membranes tests and fetal deaths

The FDA is reminding clinicians that improper use of rupture-of-membranes (ROM) tests in pregnant women can lead to severe adverse events. The warning follows multiple reports of health complications — including 13 fetal deaths — associated with test misuse. The agency emphasized that ROM tests should not be used alone but rather should be part of an overall clinical assessment that may include testing for leaking amniotic fluid. Inaccurate results, including false-negatives, may occur. Both the timeframe in which testing occurs and the presence of blood, meconium, antifungal creams, or lubricants from vaginal exams can affect the results.

The FDA separately announced a recall for a single brand of ROM test (marketed as AmniSure) due to a malfunction that could impact how the results are interpreted.

Preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM) refers to rupture of fetal membranes prior to labor in pregnancies <370/7thsweeks. It occurs in 3 percent of pregnancies and is responsible for one-third of preterm births.

The diagnosis of PPROM is clinical, based on visualization of amniotic fluid coming out of the cervical canal/pooling in the vaginal fornix of a woman who presents with a history of leaking fluid. Laboratory tests (eg, Nitrazine, fern, AmniSure, Actim PROM, ROM Plus) and ultrasound are used for confirmation in cases of clinical uncertainty.

If PPROM is not obvious after visual inspection, the diagnosis can be confirmed by testing the pH of the vaginal fluid, which is easily accomplished with Nitrazine paper. Amniotic fluid usually has a pH range of 7.0 to 7.3 compared with the normally acidic vaginal pH of 3.8 to 4.2 and the normal acidic pH of urine of 5.0 to 6.0.

Dr KK Aggarwal
Padma Shri Awardee
Vice President CMAAO
President HCFI