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med·i·tate
/ ˈmedəˌtāt/
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v. [intr.]
think deeply or focus one's mind for a period of time, in silence or with the aid of chanting, for religious or spiritual purposes or as a method of relaxation.
∎ (meditate on/upon)
think deeply or carefully about (something):
he went off to meditate on the new idea.
∎ [tr.]
plan mentally; consider:
they had suffered severely, and they began to meditate retreat.
DERIVATIVES:
med·i·ta·tor
/ -ˌtātər/ n.
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Meditation has a place in helping patients improve health, doctors say.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 1/20/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...out of her mind. But Lechtman uses meditation to handle insomnia. Lying in bed...sleeping. Lechtman has found that secular meditation _ the deliberate quieting and focusing...treat illnesses, some are finding that meditation can be strong medicine. More doctors...
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Meditation sessions take on stress of Rutgers students, faculty
News Wire article from: University Wire; 2/6/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...WIRE) NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- Zen meditation sessions on Rutgers University's Livingston...Livingston College sophomore Ha Kim use Zen meditation to mitigate stress. "The word Zen...Sanskrit word dhyana, meaning wisdom-meditation." Zen is a form of meditation that...
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Meditation can help students during stressful times
News Wire article from: University Wire; 4/25/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...students seek solace in their faith through meditation and prayer, others simply continue...year during this stressful period. Meditation is one way of relaxing and developing...such as the USC Taoism study group use meditation for numerous purposes. "There are...
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Meditation has a place in helping patients improve health, doctors say.(The Orange County Register)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 1/16/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...out of her mind. But Lechtman uses meditation to handle insomnia. Lying in bed...sleeping. Lechtman has found that secular meditation _ the deliberate quieting and focusing...treat illnesses, some are finding that meditation can be strong medicine. More doctors...
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Meditation brings about more than enlightenment
Newspaper article from: St. Joseph News-Press; 3/4/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...a kind of mystery surrounding meditation. From its Eastern origins in...Hinduism throughout East Asia, meditation might make us picture astute monks...Underneath all the mysticism, though, meditation is really quite simple. And while...
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Meditation calms mind, helps heal body.
Newspaper article from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO); 10/16/2006; 700+ words
; ...children, both professionals. Buddhist meditation wasn't on his radar when he started...discussing a practice called mindfulness meditation. He spoke not in religious terms...Destructive Emotions" and decided to try meditation. Today, three years after joining...
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Meditation--the relaxation remedy: research suggests meditation can help ease stress, improve health and well-being, and even boost brain activity.
Magazine article from: Mind, Mood & Memory; 7/1/2006; 700+ words
; ...investigating the ancient practice of meditation, and uncovering strong evidence that...1,000 peer-reviewed articles on meditation. Their work suggests that regular practice of meditation is linked to--among other things...
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Vipassana Meditation as a Path toward Improved Management Practices
Magazine article from: Journal of Global Business Issues; 7/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...meditation exist, varying from mantra meditation to guided meditations, that derive from traditions...Tranquility and Vipassana, or Insight meditation. Two Forms of Meditations: Samatha and Vipassana Meditation constitutes the essence of Buddhism...
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MEDITATION CALMS THE MIND, HELPS YOUR HEALTH
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 3/24/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...have known for thousands of years -- meditation practices can be beneficial to your...medical centers have demonstrated that meditation can bring about a state of relaxation...tension) all point to the fact that meditation can reduce stress. Dr. Herbert Benson...
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Meditation can direct one's thoughts to control actions and emotions
News Wire article from: University Wire; 11/20/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...The answer to this is meditation," said Bushan Bajaj, a...teacher, of The Natural Path meditation in south Arlington, Texas...practices, he said. Group meditations are held at 7 p.m. Wednesdays...weekly sessions. Bajaj said meditation can allow students to live...
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Meditation
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Meditation Definition Meditation is a practice of concentrated focus upon a sound, object, visualization...relaxation , and enhance personal and spiritual growth. Origins Meditation techniques have been practiced for millennia. Originally, they...
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Meditation, Eastern
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
...sophistication and complexity. Meditation can be loosely defined as...There are many different meditation methods and many different...physical body. In yet other meditations it is a virtuous emotion...fundamentally all forms of meditation have as their goal the ability...
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Transcendental Meditation (TM)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
...Forem, Jack. Transcendental Meditation. New York: E. P. Dutton...Patricia D. Transcendental Meditation Primer. Philadelphia: McKay...Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Meditations of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi...Research on the Transcendental Meditation Program. Collected Papers...
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meditation
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
meditation as covered by this entry refers primarily to Buddhist meditation, that is the set of techniques within Buddhism...come to be known in modern English as ‘meditation’, while equivalent techniques in Hinduism...
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American Meditation Institute for Yoga Science and Philosophy
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
American Meditation Institute for Yoga Science and Philosophy The American Meditation Institute was established in the mid-1990s...The Perlmutters began their study of yoga and meditation in 1975. Leonard Perlmutter is a graduate of...
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