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Transcendental Meditation – Movement

The Transcendental meditation movement came out of the Spiritual Regeneration Movement (SRM) founded by the Maharishi in 1958. The SRM was incorporated as a religious organization, however, this wording was removed from the articles of incorporation in the 1970s in an effort to appeal to a more secular west. The Transcendental Meditation movement encompasses initiatives [...]

Christian meditation – History

Old Testament In the Old Testament, there are two Hebrew words for meditation: ”hāgâ” , which means ”to sigh” or ”murmur”, but also ”to meditate”, and ‘ , which means ”to muse”, or ”rehearse in one’s mind”. When the Hebrew Bible was translated into Greek, ”hāgâ” became the Greek ”melete” which emphasized meditation’s movement in [...]

Jain meditation – Introduction

Meditation has been the central practice of spirituality in Jainism for ages. Jain meditation and spiritual practices system is referred to as salvation-path. It’s three important constituents are Right perception and faith, Right knowledge and Right conduct which are also known as Three Jewels. Meditation in Jainism aims at realizing the self, attain salvation, take [...]

Transcendental Meditation – Technique

The Transcendental Meditation technique is a form of mantra meditation. According to proponents, it is effortless when conducted properly. The mantra sound is utilized as a thought in the meditation process, and as a vehicle that allows the individual’s attention to travel naturally to a less active, quieter style of mental functioning. The technique is [...]

Mahasati meditation – Living teachers

* Luangpor Thong Abhakaro [http://www.mahasati.org/Abhakaro_Biography.html] * Achan K. Khemananda [http://www.geocities.com/satimeditation/meditation_masters.htm ] * Loo-ang por Kamkee-an [http://awarenesswithmovement.org/index.php ] * Bhikkhu Nirodho [http://www.veoh.com/channels/nirodho ] Adapted from the Wikipedia article Mahasati meditation, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

Guru Meditation – Origins

The term “Guru Meditation Error” was an in-house joke from Amiga’s early days. One of the company’s products was the ”Joyboard”, a game controller much like a joystick but operated by one’s feet, similar to the modern-day Wii Balance Board. Early in the development of the Amiga computer operating system, the company’s developers became so [...]

Jain meditation – Postures

There are various common postures for meditation like Padmasana, Ardh-Padmasana, Vajrasana, Sukhasana, standing, lying down that can be adopted. The 24 Jain Tirthankaras are always seen in one of these two postures in the Kayotsarga standing or Padmasana/”Paryankasana”.. Adapted from the Wikipedia article Jain meditation, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also [...]

Passage Meditation – Method

Practiced for one-half hour daily on first arising, meditation on a passage is the first point in Easwaran’s eight point program of Passage Meditation for drawing spiritual ideals into every aspect of daily life: # Meditation on a passage # Repetition of a mantram (mantra, or prayer word) # Slowing down # One-pointed attention # [...]

Maum meditation – Explanation

The world is the truth and real as it is. However, human beings live in a world that is false, a picture copied from the real, objective, world. During our lives we take pictures of everything we hear, see, taste, smell and feel and store these records in our minds. In this respect, the human [...]

Meditation (song) – Introduction

“Meditation” (“Meditação” in Portuguese) is a song composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Newton Mendonça and English lyrics by Norman Gimbel. Unlike many people think, the tune of ”Meditação” was made by Newton Mendonça, while Jobim, was responsible for the lyrics in Portuguese. Adapted from the Wikipedia article Meditation (song), under the G. N. U. [...]

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