meditation

Communications

(noun)

a devotional exercise of, or leading to contemplation

Related Terms

  • trait anxiety
Psychology

(noun)

A practice in which an individual trains the mind and/or induces a mode of consciousness to realize some benefit; a devotional exercise of, or leading to, contemplation.

Related Terms

  • mantra
  • consciousness

Examples of meditation in the following topics:

  • Meditation

    • Daily meditation can be helpful for a variety of reasons.
    • Different meditation techniques include meditation of breath, devotional meditation, and relaxation meditation.
    • Meditation of breath can be described as the most traditional form of meditation, in which a person sits comfortably and focuses on his or her breath entering and leaving the body.
    • Meditation may also involve repeating a mantra and closing one's eyes.
    • There are a variety of health benefits associated with meditation, and research continues to show more evidence of these benefits in studies involving meditation.
  • Tools for Managing Trait Anxiety

    • Trait anxiety can be managed well in advance through positive imagery and guided meditation.
    • Guided meditation is a form of meditation where an individual is verbally guided into a beneficial state of consciousness, either by a person's live voice or by a recording of a voice.
    • Meditation even has the power to change perspective by replacing negative thoughts with positive ones.
    • One of the greatest aspects about guided meditation is that it is never without a purpose.
    • Using guided meditation can help you work through your long-term fear of public speaking.
  • Religion as a Theme

    • In India, Buddhist art flourished and even influenced the development of Hindu art, while Tibetan Buddhist art was created as a meditation practice.
    • An important example of Tibetan meditation art is the sand mandala, made and used by monks for meditation.
    • The creation of art has traditionally been considered both a meditation itself, as well as a method to produce an object to aid others in meditation.
    • An example of Tibetan meditation art is the sand mandala, made by monks and used in meditation.
  • Jain Sculpture

    • Jain sculpture is characterized most often by nude representations of saviors or deities in meditative postures.
    • Jain iconography mostly has a sage in sitting or standing meditative posture without any clothes.
    • Figures on various seals from the Indus Valley Civilisation bear similarity to jain images, nude and in a meditative posture.
  • The Value of Spirituality and Faith in Managing Stress

    • All forms of prayer, meditation, and existential contemplation activate centers in the brain that are implicated in relaxation and peacefulness, which lowers levels of experienced stress.
    • Forms of meditation, prayer, and contemplation can negate or abate present stress and provide resilience in the face of new stressors.
    • Neuroscientists continue to study the effects of prayer and meditative states on the brain.
    • A number of studies have demonstrated the positive effects of prayer, meditation, and contemplation on both mental and physical health.
  • Sacred Objects

    • The creation of art has traditionally been considered both itself a meditation, as well as a method to produce an object to aid others in meditation.
  • Geometric Symbolism

    • Mandalas may be used to focus attention during meditation, as a spiritual teaching tool, for establishing a sacred space, or to aid in trance induction.
    • According to the psychologist David Fontana, its symbolic nature can help one "to access progressively deeper levels of the unconscious, ultimately assisting the meditator to experience a mystical sense of oneness with the ultimate unity from which the cosmos in all its manifold forms arises. "
    • In Hinduism, a yantra is a two- or three-dimensional geometric composition used in sadhanas, or meditative rituals.
  • Body-Oriented Psychotherapies

    • Yoga in this sense often occurs in a class and may involve meditation, imagery, breath work, and music.
    • Both the meditative and the exercise components of hatha yoga have been researched for both specific and non-specific health benefits.
  • Zen Ink Painting

    • This was all done with meditative concentration.
    • The painting and accompanying poems capture both the playfulness and the perplexing nature of Zen buddhist Koans, which were supposed to aid the Zen practitioner in their meditation.
  • Zen Dry Rock Gardens

    • These zen gardens were designed to stimulate meditation.
    • The second, Zazen-seki, is a flat meditation rock that is believed to radiate calm and silence.
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