So what are we all to do, just drop the financial pages and adopt the full lotus position? How many of you have thought the following words?:

"Look, I simply don't have the time to sit and do nothing"

"I feel guilty when I try - I could be doing something else!"

"I know many people say it's good for the head, but I could be exercising instead."

Have you ever uttered any of the above when asked about meditation? It's weird isn't it? Most of us have time for some form of exercise, but when it comes to mental health care, we drown ourselves in excuses. Why is this I wonder? 

The Buddha said, "We become our thoughts; we become what we think."

Swami Vivekananda said, "We are what our