continued or extended thought; reflection; contemplation.
transcendental meditation.
devout religious contemplation or spiritual introspection.
Origin of meditation
1175–1225; <Latin meditātiōn- (stem of meditātiō) a thinking over (see meditate, -ion); replacing Middle English meditacioun<Anglo-French <Latin, as above
Before reading the book, I thought that meditation was fake and a bunch of gobbledygook.
Book recommendations from Fortune’s 40 under 40 in health|Rachel King|September 9, 2020|Fortune
And, Frawley feels, it re-centers the individual’s internal lack of happiness as a problem to be fixed with medication or meditation — turning them into a patient rather than someone exercising agency.
The New Happiness Guru Says It’s OK to Be Unhappy|Fiona Zublin|September 4, 2020|Ozy
Other companies may take a different approach to this — that could be a regular team meal, some kind of meditation or something else entirely — but the point is the same.
Deep Dive: How companies and their employees are facing the future of work|Digiday|September 1, 2020|Digiday
There are headbands that claim to use EEGs to measure your brain activity and then use that data to do anything from enhancing meditation to piloting a drone.
Elon Musk is one step closer to connecting a computer to your brain|Rebecca Heilweil|August 28, 2020|Vox
A user could measure the level before and after using a meditation app, for example, Fitbit says.
Fitbit debuts new smartwatches that track how stressed the owners are|Aaron Pressman|August 25, 2020|Fortune
He turns a visit to a prefab home emporium into a meditation on wealth as a path to spiritual legitimacy.
Charles D’Ambrosio’s X-Ray Vision Is On Full Display In His New Essay Collection.|Steve Almond|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Meditation is all about training yourself to “course correct in thinking and movement,” says Gervais.
Meditation Tips for the Easily Distracted|DailyBurn|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Another study suggests that meditation might help improve academic performance.
Meditation Tips for the Easily Distracted|DailyBurn|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He recommends that beginners start off with just 10 minutes of meditation a day.
Meditation Tips for the Easily Distracted|DailyBurn|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Plus, did you know that meditation can change your brain composition — just like exercise can change your body?
Meditation Tips for the Easily Distracted|DailyBurn|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was roused from a meditation on these dire imaginings, by the sudden appearance of two figures at a turn of the lane.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 1(of 2)|Charles Dickens
Lucretia remained for some time in meditation; then she wrote a few lines, which she despatched at once to Mr. Rigby.
Coningsby|Benjamin Disraeli
Mr. Kybird walked slowly towards Fullalove Alley with his head sunk in meditation.
At Sunwich Port, Complete|W.W. Jacobs
Mary's favourite place of meditation was her father's tomb, where she had planted a rose tree.
The Basket of Flowers|Christoph von Schmid
The neighbours now and then combine for disputation, others give themselves up in deep solitude to meditation and mortification.
The History of Antiquity, Volume IV (of 6)|Max Duncker
British Dictionary definitions for meditation
meditation
/ (ˌmɛdɪˈteɪʃən) /
noun
the act of meditating; contemplation; reflection
contemplation of spiritual matters, esp as a religious practice