A Spiritual Explainer — Part 1 of a 4-part series
Meditation Explainer — The What, Why, & How of Meditating
[Updated June 22, 2022] Meditation is central to contemporary spirituality, but just what is it?
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16 min readAug 27, 2021
“I have tried meditating, but I couldn’t really get into it.”
I heard the quote above, or something like it, from relatives at 2 recent family get-togethers. I have also seen similar comments on Facebook spiritual groups, along with a lot of suggestions on how to meditate.
Part 1 (this article) is an Introduction & Overview
- What is Meditation?
— [1.1] The Goals of Meditation
— [1.2] The 3 Forms & 9 Types of Meditation
— — [1.2.1] Nuances & Overlaps Among the 3 Forms
— [1.3] General Guidelines on How to Meditate - Examples of Popular Meditation Practices (links to YouTube)
— [2.1] Vipassana Buddhist Meditation
— [2.2] Nonduality Meditation
— [2.3] Transcendental Meditation
— — [2.3.1] Christian Centering Prayer - My Meditation Practices — An Overview & Intro to Part 2