There is so much to life; my heart breaks watching someone held captive by addiction.
During meditation your metabolism and your breath rate go down to a level of rest, twice that of deep sleep.
I was in the oil business for a while--gas and oil, check the tires.
Since learning Transcendental Meditation from Maharishi in December 1967, it has been a valuable practice which has enabled me to go through some very stressful life experiences while remaining centered.
Without meditation, Id probably be dead.
The problem with popularity is that if it gets too popular everybody leaves and goes somewhere else.