A report on Meditation
Practice in which an individual uses a technique – such as mindfulness, or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity – to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state.
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Contemplation
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In a religious context, the practice of contemplation seeks a direct awareness of the divine which transcends the intellect, often in accordance with prayer or meditation.
Transcendental Meditation
0 linksTranscendental Meditation (TM) is a form of silent mantra meditation advocated by the Transcendental Meditation movement.
Tantra
7 linksTantra (तन्त्र) are the esoteric traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism that developed in India from the middle of the 1st millennium CE onwards.
Tantra (तन्त्र) are the esoteric traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism that developed in India from the middle of the 1st millennium CE onwards.
Another common element found in tantric yoga is the use of visionary meditations in which tantrikas focus on a vision or image of the deity (or deities), and in some cases imagine themselves as being the deity and their own body as the body of the deity.
Hatha Yoga Pradipika
2 linksClassic fifteenth-century Sanskrit manual on haṭha yoga, written by Svātmārāma, who connects the teaching's lineage to Matsyendranath of the Nathas.
Classic fifteenth-century Sanskrit manual on haṭha yoga, written by Svātmārāma, who connects the teaching's lineage to Matsyendranath of the Nathas.
He introduces his system as a preparatory stage for physical purification before higher meditation or Raja Yoga.
Brahmamuhurtha
0 linksPeriod (muhurta) that begins one hour and 36 minutes before sunrise, and ends 48 minutes before sunrise.
Period (muhurta) that begins one hour and 36 minutes before sunrise, and ends 48 minutes before sunrise.
It is traditionally the penultimate phase or muhurta of the night, and is considered an auspicious time for all practices of yoga and most appropriate for meditation, worship or any other religious practice.
Christian meditation
2 linksForm of prayer in which a structured attempt is made to become aware of and reflect upon the revelations of God.
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 from the Latin word meditārī, which has a range of meanings including to reflect on, to study, and to practice.
Shavasana
1 linksAsana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise, often used for relaxation at the end of a session.
Asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise, often used for relaxation at the end of a session.
It is the usual pose for the practice of yoga nidra meditation, and is an important pose in Restorative Yoga.
Dōgen
2 linksJapanese Buddhist priest, writer, poet, philosopher, and founder of the Sōtō school of Zen in Japan.
Japanese Buddhist priest, writer, poet, philosopher, and founder of the Sōtō school of Zen in Japan.
Among his first actions upon returning was to write down the Fukan Zazengi (普観坐禅儀; "Universally Recommended Instructions for Zazen"), a short text emphasizing the importance of and giving instructions for zazen, or sitting meditation.
Qigong
3 linksSystem of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial-arts training.
System of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial-arts training.
Similar to its historical origin, those interested in qigong come from diverse backgrounds and practice it for different reasons, including for recreation, exercise, relaxation, preventive medicine, self-healing, alternative medicine, self-cultivation, meditation, spirituality, and martial arts training.