| meditation | 1. The act of meditating; close or continued thought; the turning or revolving of a subject in the mind; serious contemplation; reflection; musing. "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight." (Ps. Xix. 14) 2. Thought; without regard to kind. "With wings as swift As meditation or the thoughts of love." (Shak) Origin: OE. Meditacioun, F. Meditation, fr. L. Meditatio. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| transcendental meditation | A form of meditation practiced over 2500 years ago in Eastern cultures and which was recently made popular in the West by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi as a means to help increase energy, reduce stress, and have a positive effect on mental and physical health; it involves the person sitting upright for 20 minutes, with eyes closed, and silently speaking a mantra (a key stimulus word used uniquely by each individual to return to the proper meditative state) whenever thought occurs. (05 Mar 2000) |
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