Tafakuri

ya Buddha akiwa anatafakari.]]
, New York City, Marekani.]]
, Mtakatifu Pio wa  Pietrelcina alisema: "Kwa kusoma vitabu, mtu anamtafuta Mungu; kwa kutafakari mtu anampata".]]
**Tafakuri** (kutoka neno la Kiarabu linalokazia kufikiri) ni zoezi la binadamu katika kutumia vema akili yake. 

Lengo linaweza kuwa utulivu wa nafsi, ambao unasaidia pia afya ya mwili, au uchimbaji wa jambo fulani, au utafutaji wa jibu la swali lililojitokeza, au uamuzi kuhusu maisha au mengineyo ya namna hiyo.

Tafakuri za makusudi lilitumika toka zamani katika dini mbalimbali hata kwa kufumba macho, kukariri maneno fulani, kutumia tasbihi za aina mbalimbali, n.k. 

Kwa namna ya pekee, tafakuri inazingatiwa katika monasteri.

## Tanbihi
## Marejeo
* Austin, James H. (1999) *Zen and the Brain: Toward an Understanding of Meditation and Consciousness*, Cambridge: MIT Press, 1999, ISBN 0-262-51109-6
* Azeemi, Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi (2005) *Muraqaba: The Art and Science of Sufi Meditation*. Houston: Plato, 2005, ISBN 0-9758875-4-8
* Bennett-Goleman, T. (2001) *Emotional Alchemy: How the Mind Can Heal the Heart,* Harmony Books, ISBN 0-609-60752-9
* Benson, Herbert and Miriam Z. Klipper. (2000 [1972]). The Relaxation Response. Expanded Updated edition. Harper. ISBN 0-380-81595-8
*  (NB: Bond, Ospina *et al.*, 2009, has substantial overlap with the full report by Ospina, Bond *et al.*, 2007, listed below. Overlap includes the first 6 authors of this paper, and the equivalence of Table 3 on p.&nbsp;134 in this paper with Table B1 on p.&nbsp;281 in the full report)
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* Hayes SC, Strosahl KD, Wilson KG. (1999) *Acceptance and Commitment Therapy*. New York: Guilford Press.
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* Metzner R. (2005) Psychedelic, Psychoactive and Addictive Drugs and States of Consciousness. In *Mind-Altering Drugs: The Science of Subjective Experience*, Chap. 2. Mitch Earlywine, ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
* MirAhmadi, As Sayed Nurjan Healing Power of Sufi Meditation The Healing Power of Sufi Meditation Paperback: 180 pages Publisher: Islamic Supreme Council of America (June 30, 2005) Language: English
* Nirmalananda Giri, Swami (2007) Om Yoga: Its Theory and Practice  In-depth study of the classical meditation method of the Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, and the Upanishads.
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* Perez-De-Albeniz, Alberto & Holmes, Jeremy (2000) Meditation: Concepts, Effects And Uses In Therapy. International Journal of Psychotherapy, March 2000, Vol. 5 Issue 1, p49, 10p
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* Shalif, Ilan et al. (1989) *Focusing on the Emotions of Daily Life* (Tel-Aviv: Etext Archives, 2008)
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* Sogyal Rinpoche, *The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying*, ISBN 0-06-250834-2
* Smith, Fritz Frederick (1986): *Inner Bridges: A Guide to Energy Movement and Body Structure*, Humanics Ltd. Partners, ISBN 978-0-89334-086-5.
*Tart, Charles T., editor. *Altered States of Consciousness* (1969) ISBN 0-471-84560-4
* Trungpa, C. (1973) *Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism*, Shambhala South Asia Editions, Boston, Massachusetts.
* Trungpa, C. (1984) *Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior*, Shambhala Dragon Editions, Boston, Massachusetts.
* Erhard Vogel. (2001) *Journey Into Your Center*, Nataraja Publications, ISBN 1-892484-05-6
* Wenner, Melinda. "Brain Scans Reveal Why Meditation Works." LiveScience.com. 30 June 2007.

## Marejeo mengine
* Ajahn Brahm, *Mindfulness Bliss and Beyond*. ISBN 978-0-86171-275-5
*Alexander Berzin, What is meditation?
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* Cooper, David. A. *The Art of Meditation: A Complete Guide*. ISBN 81-7992-164-6
* Easwaran, Eknath. *Meditation* (see article). ISBN 0-915132-66-4  new edition: *Passage Meditation*. ISBN 978-1-58638-026-7. *The Mantram Handbook* ISBN 978-1-58638-028-1
*Glickman, Marshall (2002) *Beyond the Breath: Extraordinary Mindfulness Through Whole-Body Vipassana. ISBN 1-58290-043-4
*Goenka, S. N.. *Meditation Now: Inner Peace through Inner Wisdom*, ISBN 1-928706-23-1, ISBN 978-1-928706-23-6
*Hart, William. *Art of Living, Vipassana Meditation*, ISBN 0-06-063724-2, ISBN 978-0-06-063724-8
* Krishnamurti, Jiddu. *This Light in Oneself: True Meditation*, 1999, Shambhala Publications. ISBN 1-57062-442-9
* Levin, Michal. *Meditation, Path to the Deepest Self*, Dorling Kindersley, 2002. ISBN 978-0-7894-8333-1
* Long, Barry. *Meditation: A Foundation Course&nbsp;— A Book of Ten Lessons*. ISBN 1-899324-00-3
* Meiche, Michele. *Meditation for Everyday Living*. ISBN 0-9710374-6-9

* Monaghan, Patricia and Eleanor G. Viereck. *Meditation: The Complete Guide*.  ISBN 1-57731-088-8
*Oldstone-Moore, Jennifer. *Understanding Confucianism*, Duncan Baird, 2003. ISBN 1904292127.
*Shankarananda, Swami. *Happy For No Good Reason*, Shaktipat Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0-9750995-1-3
*Vethathiri Maharishi. *Yoga for Modern life*.
*Wood, Ernest. *Concentration&nbsp;&ndash; An Approach to Meditation.*  Theosophical Publishing House 1949. ISBN 0-8356-0176-5.
* Yogananda, Paramahansa. *Autobiography of a Yogi''.

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