Was (wer) ist Meditate - definition
![Young children practicing meditation in a [[Peru]]vian school](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/1590-MT-au-Peru-2011-Consciousness-Based-Education.JPG?width=200 "Young children practicing meditation in a [[Peru]]vian school")
![[[Bodhidharma]] practicing [[zazen]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/BodhidharmaYoshitoshi1887.jpg?width=200 "[[Bodhidharma]] practicing [[zazen]]")
![''Meditation''. [[Alexej von Jawlensky]], 1918](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jawlensky Meditation 1290065.jpg?width=200 "''Meditation''. [[Alexej von Jawlensky]], 1918")
![Meditating in [[Madison Square Park]], [[New York City]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Meditating in Madison Square Park.jpg?width=200 "Meditating in [[Madison Square Park]], [[New York City]]")
![Padma-asana]] at [[Patanjali Yogpeeth]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Patanjali Statue.jpg?width=200 "Padma-asana]] at [[Patanjali Yogpeeth]].")
!["Gathering the Light", Taoist meditation from ''[[The Secret of the Golden Flower]]''](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Stage1.gif?width=200 "\"Gathering the Light\", Taoist meditation from ''[[The Secret of the Golden Flower]]''")
Wikipedia
Meditation is a practice in which an individual uses a technique – such as mindfulness, or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity – to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state.
Meditation is practiced in numerous religious traditions. The earliest records of meditation (dhyana) are found in the Upanishads, and meditation plays a salient role in the contemplative repertoire of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. Since the 19th century, Asian meditative techniques have spread to other cultures where they have also found application in non-spiritual contexts, such as business and health.
Meditation may significantly reduce stress, anxiety, depression, and pain, and enhance peace, perception, self-concept, and well-being. Research is ongoing to better understand the effects of meditation on health (psychological, neurological, and cardiovascular) and other areas.
