: , . skip to main skip to sidebar Search This Blog Loading . Buddhism in the News Loading . Friday , January 04, 2013 Meditation , Medication and Psychological . Disorders The mind is likened to a pond of water . Restless thoughts are like pebbles thrown into the water . They send out a ripple of activity , disturbing the tranquil surface . When the water is constantly agitated with restless thoughts , we cannot see clearly to the bottom of the pond , which represents our inner wisdom . When we stop the restless thoughts , we calm the waters , enabling us to see clearly to the bottom—where our wisest , most enlightened self resides . Dr . Neal F . Neimark , . M.D James Meditation calms the waters in my mind like a powerful medication , and unlike some of my psychiatric medications ,