October 3, 2025
Our quest at Sahaja Online has always been to provide a unique experience and more importantly, information and assistance that helps us naturally lead a spiritual lifestyle in today’s challenging world with so many distractions and tensions.
Learning how to meditate or techniques is just the beginning, we focus on adopting and orienting ourselves spiritually, so that both our lives and the practice of meditation can be effortless, so to speak. Feel like a breeze, in other words.
But that’s easier said than done, as most of you will appreciate. Consistency and persistence are truly the traits that will help us get there. And so, all you need to do is stay tuned and take the journey with us.
With decades of the practice of Sahaja, our belief is that success in one’s meditation practice should ultimately reflect in two important areas – our behavior should reflect the traits and the calming benefits helping face every situation in our life with ease. Second, it should provide a ready tool for us to solve every problem in our lives and guide us in the right direction.
So, not unsurprisingly, we decided to use AI to tell me the most pressing problems of middle aged people in America today. Here’s what ChatGPT said.
For people of ages 40 to 60 (the majority of our audience), the most common problems tend to cluster around health, finances and family responsibilities. Based on survey data, research studies and health statistics, here are the main challenges:
Health issues include chronic conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and obesity Mental health concerns like stress anxiety and depression are common, often linked to work or family pressures.
Financial stress include saving for retirement, college costs for children and job insecurity or career stagnation, especially with shifts in technology and industries.
Caring for teenagers or young adult children or aging parents can bring emotional and financial burdens. Marital strain is relatively common in this age group.
Identify and life satisfaction issues include mid-life crises, questioning career choices, life purpose and personal fulfillment. Feelings of “being stuck” or not achieving what they envisioned earlier in their life as well as social isolation driven by fading friendships or family shifts.
Okay, we have a big list here. But these problems are also opportunities to make spirituality the center of our lives and address each of these problems. And, our goal at Sahaja Online is to equip you with experiences, techniques and conversations that can help you address these problems from a position of strength.
So, let’s have a relaxed conversation, meditation and some learning around how to use meditation and spirituality to address each of these problem areas.
Our workshops provide insights into using meditation as a means to face and overcome life’s challenges. Stay tuned for more information on each of the problems and associated solutions.