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• Scent the air with burning sage before you begin your meditation.From the entry scent
• I found daily meditation to be a useful inhibitor of negative thoughts.From the entry inhibitor
• The more you work at meditation, the more you'll find serenity creeping in.From the entry creep in
• She put her long life down to daily meditation.From the entry put down
• His meditation induced a compromise. Opium induces sleep.From the entry induce
• For her, practicing yoga and meditation comes down to self-love: “You cannot pour from an empty cup.2017 September 18, Camille Darroux, “How yoga and meditation can help social care workers deal with trauma”, in The Guardian. From the entry you can't pour from an empty cup
• I'm not a person who finds meditation a doddle or to whom yoga comes naturally.2014, Russell Brand, “Is Everybody In?”, in Revolution, New York, N.Y.: Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 39. From the entry poncey
• Such a talk is given usually as an accompaniment to a period of meditation.2014 February 19, Charles R. Strain, The Prophet and the Boddhisattva: Daniel Berrigan, Thich Nhat Hanh, and the Ethics of Peace and…. From the entry dharma talk
• The album closes in a typically varied fashion, with "Titati", an acoustic guitar meditation.2007, Martin Longley, Habib Koite & Bamada Afriki Review. From the entry tinglesome
• Meditation appears to have something in common with biofeedback and autosuggestibility.2005, Orrin Devinsky, Steven C. Schachter, Steven Pacia, Complementary And Alternative Therapies For Epilepsy. From the entry autosuggestibility
• "Whether it's logic, meditation, channeling, astral projection or ghosts, all are ways of knowing," he wrote.2002 May 12, Walter Kim, “Luke Helder's Bad Trip”, in Time, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2016. From the entry astral projection
• A meditation recited noncongregationally as the worshipers wait for the Kol Nidre service to begin.1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 318. From the entry noncongregationally
• The discovery of male Cinderellas and Snow Whites in modern Turkish folklore invites further meditations and investigations.1994, Canadian Children’s Literature, page 29. From the entry snow white
• For three weeks Lorde engages in a regime of rest, relaxation, eurhythmy, and active meditation.1988 December 11, Cheryl Clarke, “Still Shouting Down The Silence”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 22, page 7. From the entry regime
• "Little braves seek to find fat lip," said Sleeping Turtle, returning to his meditation.1984, Lynn Ashby, As I was Saying, Austin, Tx.: Texas Monthly Press, →ISBN, page 81. From the entry blottoed
• When he was alive, the late President often came here as a place of retreat and meditation.1981, A Pictorial History of the Republic of China: Its Founding and Development, volume II, Taipei: Modern China Press, →OCLC, page 558. From the entry Fuhsing
• They know nothing of flower power or meditation, pansexuality, or mind expansion.1976 June 7, Nik Cohn, “Inside the Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night”, in New York Magazine. From the entry pansexuality
• Constructed in a navel-like depression of hills, Bath's omphaloid location induces introspection, meditation, inwardness, massive sloth.1975, Angela Carter, “Bath, Heritage City”, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage, published 2013, page 200. From the entry omphaloid
• In a heartful way, we begin our meditation practice by creating a serene and sacred space, free from distractions.2023, Jitender Kumar, Inspirewise Life, page 11. From the entry heartful
• The ability to focus is the key, which is why martial arts dōjōs, Buddhist temples and Christian monasteries all emphasize meditation.2021, Gayle Kimball, The Mysteries of Reality: Dialogues with Visionary Scientists, iff Books, John Hunt Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry dōjō
• Diana, dog-weary, flopped and fell asleep under the ancient arch, but Ommony walked to the tool-house and interrupted Jannath's meditations.2021, Talbot Mundy, Jungle Jest. From the entry dog-weary
• To get over her imposter syndrome, Caldwell eventually turned to guided meditation to help her "quiet the voices."2017 August 15, Julia Carpenter, “How to get over your impostor syndrome”, in CNN, archived from the original on 25 Jun 2024. From the entry imposter
• He believed the color, called Baker-Miller pink, had a calming effect akin to what you might experience during yoga or meditation.2015 November 22, Liz Stinson, “Vollebak's Pink Hoodie Supposedly Calms You by Zipping Over Your Face”, in WIRED. From the entry Baker-Miller pink
• Meditation initiates the restoration of your unconditioned self, very gradually destressifying you as layers of conditioning are peeled away.2015, davidji [pseudonym], destressifying: The Real-World Guide to Personal Empowerment, Lasting Fulfillment, and Peace of Mind, Carlsbad…. From the entry destressify
• After you have spent your second week of meditation on developing mindfulness, your third week of meditation will involve developing lovingkindness.2014, Michael J. Cavallaro, “Finishing Core Meditation with Lovingkindness”, in Ten Minutes to Deep Meditation: Techniques that Reduce…. From the entry lovingkindness
• Its goal was to gather a collection of the wisest statements, usually of the ancients, for future meditation.2012 January 23, Alan Jacobs, “‘Commonplace Books’: Tumblrs of an Earlier Era”, in The Atlantic. From the entry commonplace book
• Spinning is my check-out time for meditation, reviewing the day's events and recharging myself for the days to follow.2012, Lexi Boeger, Hand Spun: New Spins on Traditional Techniques, →ISBN, page 156. From the entry check-out time
• At noon, after his breathing had stopped, he manifested the state of tukdam, the ultimate meditation at the moment of death.2012 April 16, Lama Kunsang, Lama Pemo, Marie Aubele, History of the Karmapas: The Odyssey of the Tibetan Masters with the Black Crown…. From the entry tukdam
• The concepts of emotional intelligence (EI), self-worth, authenticity and employee meditation rooms might conjure up thoughts of new age healing centers.2011 November 9, Susanne Gargiulo, “Emotional intelligence in the workplace”, in CNN. From the entry emotional intelligence
• Coltrane made music for Vedic meditation for about half her life, eventually founding an ashram in Southern California.2008 June 19, Ben Ratliff, “Hymns and Blues in the Name of Family”, in New York Times. From the entry tamboura
• All are practitioners of Falun Gong, the outlawed meditation movement that numbers its followers in the tens of thousands.2002 February 23, Bei Ling, Andrea Huss, “Warming Up to China, Neglecting Democracy”, in The New York Times (Opinion section), New York…. From the entry Falun Gong
• Stopping at vegetarianism or a particular form of meditation is like hanging out on Boardwalk and forgetting to pass “Go.”1993, Alan Cohen, The Dragon Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Fawcett Columbine,, →ISBN, page 71. From the entry boardwalk
• But doesn't meditation mean akarma, no activity?1992, Osho, Meditation : The Art of Ecstasy, →ISBN, page 61. From the entry akarma
• Hindu legend tells of twelve Rishis, wise 'Seers’ of pre-Vedic times who retreated to the remote region for meditation and prayer.1989, Russell Johnson, Kerry Moran, The Sacred Mountain of Tibet: On Pilgrimage to Kailas, Park Street Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL…. From the entry Manasarovar
• Today spin-off groups range all the way from existential to supertranscendental meditation, various innovative centers, ashrams and retreats.1977, Marcus Bach, The Power of Rotal Living: A Holistic Approach to the Coming of the New Person for the New Age, Fawcett Crest, →ISBN…. From the entry supertranscendental
• Sri Chinmoy is director of the United Nations meditation group.1976 May 28, “Weekender Guide”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, page C1. From the entry esraj
• You have been practicing these kinds of meditations.1976, M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, The Guidebook to the True Secret of the Heart - Volume 1, page 18. From the entry torporize
• Meditation on the transitiveness of the world and the incertitude of life are the favorite themes of Kabir.1971, Yogananda, Self-realization Magazine. From the entry transitiveness

Meaning of meditation

1. noun A devotional exercise of, or leading to, contemplation.
2. noun Any of various types of achieving more or less altered states of consciousness, such as vacancy of mind or prolonged contemplation on a single sensation or thought, through relaxed or focused mental and physical activity generally of a nonstrenuous and non–substance-induced nature.
3. noun A contemplative discourse, often on a religious or philosophical subject.

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How do you use meditation in a sentence?

Meditation is used as a noun. For example: “Her book is less a cookbook than a meditation on the craft of cookery.”

What is a short sentence with meditation?

“But doesn't meditation mean akarma, no activity?”

What does meditation mean?

Meditation means a devotional exercise of, or leading to, contemplation.