 and start to get to know yourself a little better. All those C words, over time, will start to show up, and you'll start to live a more quality life beyond the survival and at a higher level of spirituality. Doctor, some people may think meditation is silly and passe, but there is real science to back up its benefits, isn't there? There is. In fact, meditation got a bum rap from the drug culture in the 70s. That's when it was brought to the U.S., and