Meditation | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-14

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Meditation


00:00:46 1 Etymology
00:03:05 2 Definitions
00:03:37 2.1 Dictionary definitions
00:04:14 2.2 Scholarly definitions
00:06:32 2.3 Separation of technique from tradition
00:08:14 3 Forms of meditation
00:08:23 3.1 Focused vs open monitoring meditation
00:09:20 3.1.1 Focused attention methods
00:09:40 3.1.2 Open monitoring methods
00:09:54 3.1.3 Practices using both methods
00:10:13 3.2 No thought
00:10:54 3.3 Automatic self-transcending
00:11:13 3.4 Other typologies
00:11:30 3.5 Meditation methods used by some well-known meditators
00:12:30 4 Meditation practice
00:12:39 4.1 Common practice timings
00:13:15 4.2 Physical postures and techniques
00:13:46 4.3 Use of prayer beads
00:14:32 4.4 Possible benefits of supporting meditation practice with a narrative
00:14:58 5 Religious and spiritual meditation
00:15:09 5.1 Indian religions
00:15:17 5.1.1 Jainism
00:18:52 5.1.2 Buddhism
00:21:52 5.1.3 Hinduism
00:22:05 5.1.3.1 Traditional
00:24:11 5.1.3.2 Modern
00:24:22 5.1.4 Sikhism
00:25:17 5.2 East Asian religions
00:25:26 5.2.1 Taoism
00:28:44 5.3 Iranian religions
00:28:53 5.3.1 Bahá'í Faith
00:30:11 5.4 Abrahamic religions
00:30:20 5.4.1 Judaism
00:32:39 5.4.2 Christianity
00:35:47 5.4.3 Islam
00:37:31 5.4.4 Pagan and occult religions
00:38:30 5.5 Modern spirituality
00:39:10 5.5.1 New Age
00:40:13 6 Mindfulness
00:41:15 7 Secular applications
00:43:49 7.1 Sound-based meditation
00:44:43 8 History
00:48:35 8.1 Modern dissemination in the west
00:51:39 9 Meditation in the workplace
00:52:34 10 Research on meditation
00:54:14 10.1 Differences in effects of different methods
00:54:42 10.2 Prevalence of meditation
00:54:56 11 Meditation, religion and drugs
00:55:20 12 Criticism
00:57:20 13 See also
00:57:51 14 Notes



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Meditation is a practice where an individual uses a technique - such as mindfulness, or focusing their mind on a particular object, thought or activity - to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm state.Meditation has been practiced since antiquity in numerous religious traditions and beliefs. Since the 19th century, it has spread from its origins to other cultures where it is commonly practiced in private and business life.
Meditation may be used with the aim of reducing stress, anxiety, depression, and pain, and increasing peace, perception, self-concept, and well-being. Meditation is under research to define its possible health (psychological, neurological, and cardiovascular) and other effects.