A former industrialist from India who gave up his wealthy lifestyle to save his life is in Leicester to teach local people about the benefits of therapeutic thinking.
     For about 25 years Mr. Arun Zaveri ran factories in Bombay manufacturing silver jewelry, plastics and electrical components.
   He said: “I led an unhealthy lifestyle, smoking up to 60 cigarettes a day because of the stress of work, and suffered from constant aches and pains before taking up meditation”.
   Then his brother, a Jain monk, changed Arun’s perspective on life. “My brother explained the benefits of therapeutic thinking through the practice of meditation and was fascinated. I began practicing it in 1977 and haven’t suffered from any ailments since.”
    A science graduate, Arun wanted to probe deeper into the subject and find out why therapeutic thinking was beneficial. He said: “I was taught the concept by monk at the Jain Vishwa Bharati, a recognised University of meditation in Rajasthan.”
   “Being a student of science I applied modern scientific methods to understand therapeutic thinking by applying biology, neurology, endocrinology and psychology and also made the monks understand the application of scientific method.” 
   Having learned the basics of meditation and grasping the therapeutic thinking concept, Arun felt it necessary to pass on the knowledge to other people.
   “As I was getting more involved with meditation I decided to sell what I had built up over the years and concentrate on teaching other people the knowledge and the benefits I had gained from Therapeutic Thinking.”
   “I began by assisting my father first, who was also involved in meditation before teaching independently in 1989.”
   He began lecturing on the subject of meditation and at the same time researching further into the concept and was invited to Oxford University by a group of students on a 15–day lecture tour to teach meditation methods. 
   “Meditation and Yoga go hand in hand,” explained Arun. “Yoga is the physical part of the concept and to achieve results one has to learn both simultaneously.”
   “It is best to teach from a very young age. If we had such subjects in schools and colleges then we could help train young minds how to concentrate from the beginning.”
  “After a certain age we have set ideas and learned instincts and that can be difficult, but not impossible.”

A preacher and development officer at the Jain Samaj Europe temple on Oxford Street, Leicester, Arun began giving weekly Therapeutic Thinking classes at the premises last month. 
   His method of teaching meditation is quite distinct from any religious beliefs he may have. He said; “In religion, we are taught to purify ourselves of all the evils and for that there are different methods, but through meditation methods we can go further and change our personalities by transmuting all the evils into positive powers like friendship, love and compassion. With the help of some simple exercises each person can train the mind to his or her benefit.”