Meditation is a practice in which an individual uses a technique to train attention and awareness and detach from reflexive, "discursive thinking," achieving...
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Transcendental Meditation (TM) is a form of silent meditation developed by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The TM technique involves the silent repetition of a...
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Meditations (Koinē Greek: Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν, romanized: Ta eis heauton, lit. 'things to one's self') is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius,...
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Guru Meditation is an error notice originally displayed by the Amiga computer when it crashes. It is now also used by Varnish, a software component used...
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Buddhist meditation is the practice of meditation in Buddhism. The closest words for meditation in the classical languages of Buddhism are bhāvanā ("mental...
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meditation is a form of prayer in which a structured attempt is made to become aware of and reflect upon the revelations of God. The word meditation comes...
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psychological and physiological effects of meditation have been studied. In recent years, studies of meditation have increasingly involved the use of modern...
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The Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique is that associated with Transcendental Meditation, developed by the Indian spiritual figure Maharishi Mahesh...
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Samatha-vipassanā (redirect from Insight meditation)
"fulfilled" with the development (bhāvanā) of mindfulness (sati) and meditation (jhāna/dhyāna) and other path-factors. While jhāna/dhyāna has a central...
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Cartesian Meditations: An Introduction to Phenomenology (French: Méditations cartésiennes: Introduction à la phénoménologie) is a book by the philosopher...
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Zazen (redirect from Zen meditation)
Japanese term for meditation is 瞑想 (meisō); however, zazen has been used informally to include all forms of seated Buddhist meditation. The term zuòchán...
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"Méditation" (pronounced [meditasjɔ̃]) is a symphonic intermezzo from the opera Thaïs by French composer Jules Massenet. The piece is written for solo...
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Taoist meditation (/ˈdaʊɪst/, /ˈtaʊ-/), also spelled Daoist (/ˈdaʊ-/), refers to the traditional meditative practices associated with the Chinese philosophy...
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Electronic Meditation is the debut album by German electronic music group Tangerine Dream. It was released in June 1970 by record label Ohr. The album...
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Maitrī (redirect from Meditation on friendliness)
meditation.: 318–319 It is a part of the four immeasurables in Brahmavihara (divine abidings) meditation.: 278–279 Metta as "compassion meditation"...
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Meditation may also refer to: Buddhist meditation Christian meditation Daoist meditation Heart Rhythm Meditation Hinduism meditation Jain meditation Jewish...
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Zen (section Meditation)
originated in China during the Tang dynasty as the Chan School (禪宗, chánzōng, "meditation school") or the Buddha-mind school (佛心宗, fóxīnzōng), and later developed...
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Divine Meditations may refer to: Divine Meditations, 1572 work by Thomas Palfreyman Divine Meditations, 1622 series of poems by John Hagthorpe Divine...
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A Meditation Upon a Broomstick is a short satire and parody written by Jonathan Swift in 1701. It was first published by Edmund Curll in 1710, against...
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Dhammakaya meditation (also known as Sammā Arahaṃ meditation) is a method of Buddhist Meditation developed and taught by the Thai meditation teacher Luang...
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Rajneesh (redirect from Rajneesh meditation)
of religious dogma. As a guru, he advocated meditation and taught a unique form called dynamic meditation. Rejecting traditional ascetic practices, he...
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Mindfulness (redirect from Mindfulness meditation)
Mindfulness is the cognitive skill, usually developed through meditation, of sustaining meta-attentive awareness towards the contents of one's own mind...
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Meditations on First Philosophy, in which the existence of God and the immortality of the soul are demonstrated (Latin: Meditationes de Prima Philosophia...
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Walking meditation, sometimes known as kinhin (Chinese: 經行; Pinyin: jīngxíng; Romaji: kinhin or kyōgyō; Korean: gyeonghyaeng; Vietnamese: kinh hành), is...
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Dynamic meditation is a form of meditation in which physical actions are involved. The term appeared in the early 1970s when Osho's descriptions of his...
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Dhyana in Hinduism (redirect from Hindu Meditation)
Dhyāna (Sanskrit: ध्यान) in Hinduism means contemplation and meditation. Dhyana is taken up in Yoga practices, and is a means to samadhi and self-knowledge...
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Theravada (section Meditation)
Burmese Weikza tradition, Dhammakaya meditation and the Western Insight Meditation movement. Theravāda Buddhist meditation practices or Bhavana (mental cultivation)...
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Buddhism (section Meditation – Sama-amādhi and dhyāna)
leads to awakening and full liberation from dukkha. This path employs meditation practices and ethical precepts rooted in non-harming, with the Buddha...
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Acem Meditation is a meditation technique developed in Norway since 1966 by the Acem School of Meditation and is now taught in many countries. It is non-religious...
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Jain meditation (Sanskrit: ध्यान, dhyana) has been the central practice of spirituality in Jainism along with the Three Jewels. Jainism holds that emancipation...
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