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All About Chakra
‘Chakra’ is a Sanskrit term meaning ‘wheel’ and those who practice Chakra healing or meditation believe that in balancing each of our Chakras, it keeps us physically,...
All About Taoism and Taoist Meditation
Taoism translates simply from its root ‘Tao’ meaning ‘the way’ as ‘the way of the way’ in as much as Christianity is the ‘way of Christ’ and Buddhism...
Buddhism
Meditation is integral to many Buddhist practices, and it was during meditation that many Buddhists believe the original 'Buddha', Siddhartha Gautama, to have been...
Christianity
Promoters of meditation within Christianity point to a biblical directive urging that followers of God meditate upon the Bible regularly:
b>'This book of the law...
Gnostic Meditation
The term ‘Gnostic’ is derived from the Greek ‘gnosis’, meaning knowledge and is widely applied to various groups that either follow a doctrine similar to Christianity,...
Islamic Meditation
Both Shia and Sunni Muslims hold that the practice of 'Salat', (the reciting five times daily of devotional prayers) is the central tenet of Islamic faith after...
Jainism
Jainism is an ancient religion with its origins in India. Pacifism and compassion are central tenets of the Jain following and it is these elements that have greatly...
Judaism
Like Islam Judaism has an uncertain relationship with meditation, as many Orthodox Jews question whether it is really ‘Jewish’ to meditate. Defenders of meditation...
Lectio Divina Meditation Explained
The Lectio Divina is a Christian form of meditation aimed at allowing the individual to experience the presence of the triune God – the God of the Christian trinity...
Meditation & Hinduism
Hindus believe in the existence of a supreme God being called ‘Brahman’ who encompasses the whole of existence and everything in it, as well as a creator God ‘Brahma’...
Meditation & The Bahai Faith
Members of the Bahá'í Faith consider religion to be constantly evolving with new revelations being taught by successive prophets - of which Siddhartha Gautama, Moses,...
Meditation and the Chakras
Chakras are specific energy points that run from the base of the spine to the top of the forehead, the belief in which originally issues from Hindu tradition, although...
New Age
The term ‘New Age’ in relation to spirituality covers a vast array of spiritual practices that have become widely practiced both by individuals and groups of individuals...
Sensual Meditation
Sensual Meditation is a form of meditation practiced by members of the Raelian Church. The Raelian Church was formed by Claude Vorilhon and id base on wisdom that he...
Shamanistic Meditation
Shamanism is a word used to describe spiritual practices held throughout the world that incorporate a belief in spirits who can communicate with our world, and utilise...
Shambala Training Explained
Shambhala training is a secular form of meditation that can be undertaken by anyone from the novice to those experienced in meditation techniques. Shambhala training...
Sikhism
Nam Japo - the recital of the name of God (‘Nam’) or the repetition of sacred verses written in the ‘Guru Granth Sahib' the Sikh sacred text. This has particular...
Space Clearing Meditation
Space clearing meditation is an exercise used to improve our environment and our perception of our environment. There are many forms of space clearing meditation (SCM),...
The Use of Symbols in Meditation
Symbols are use widely across many forms of meditation and can be a powerful way of channelling spiritual energy and of reaching a better understanding of the self....
Tonglen Meditation
Tonlgen is a form of Buddhist meditation which aims to foster effectively the principles of compassion for others and acceptance of the inevitability of suffering. In...
Top 10 Meditation Mistakes That People Make
Many people may try meditation and then abandon it in despair or disgust, convinced that it has no effect or is too difficult to learn. In actual...
Wiccan Meditation
Wicca is a form of spiritual practice popularised by Gerald Gardner in the 1950’s. It is unclear as to its origins before that as it has been based on so many pre and...
