Meditation
Also known as: Mindfulness
Description
Meditation is a state of concentrated attention on some object of thought or awareness. It usually involves directing attention inward to the mind itself.
More specifically, Meditation usually involves one of the following states:
relaxed concentration on the reality of the present moment
a state that is experienced when the mind dissolves and is free of all thoughts
concentration in which attention has been liberated from restlessness and is focused on a religious deity.
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