Meditation
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Meditation is a practice in which an individual uses a technique or combination of techniques to train attention and awareness and detach from "discursive, ruminating thought", achieving a mentally cl
Young children practicing meditation in a Peruvian school
Man meditating in a garden setting (19th century)
A statue of Patañjali practicing dhyana in the Padma-asana at Patanjali Yogpeeth
Lord Mahavir attaining omniscience in shukla dhyana, the highest level of meditation
Transcendental Meditation
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Transcendental Meditation is a form of silent meditation developed by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The TM technique involves the silent repetition of a mantra or sound, and is practiced for 15–20 minutes tw
Meditation
…Focused methods include paying attention to the breath, to an idea or feeling (such as mettā – loving-kindness), to a kōan, or to a mantra (such as in transcendental meditation), and single point meditation. Open monitoring methods include mindfulness, shikantaza and other awareness states. Another typology divides meditation…
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, developer of the Transcendental Meditation technique.