QueryGuy said:Hi all,
I know there are many, many ways to meditate that originate with eastern traditions. However, I'm curious: Do any of you monotheists out there practice meditation? If so, what techniques do you use?
QG
Vajradhara said:Namaste art,
what type of yoga do you teach?
robocombot, loved your comment re prayer as at least as much about listening-can't be still to know God's "I AM" if we're always yammering internally and externally now can we? I believe just about every religion has developed meditative approaches to accomplish that aim, though among monotheistic ones, seems as if those approaches have tended to be shunted off historically to special off-shoots in turn referred to as "mystical" paths. But, I believe that it is in that meditative aspect there is a true meeting ground among the religions-the meeting ground of open attentiveness, of listening-where we attempt to hear and see what lies deep beneath the everyday "monkey mind-like" chatter of our superficial selves. When we've discovered that "place," we've truly discovered our universal community with all of humanity and with Life. Take care, Earlrobocombot said:i would say that Christian prayer is only half about actually speaking. If it was only speaking then it would only be one way.
What some call meditation i would call "listening to God".
Vajradhara said:goodness, Art!
i apologize for not replying sooner to your post!!! argh...
my 'netiquette is in need of some polishing...
thank you for the reply![]()
I am a christian, and I practice a few forms of meditation. For one, I start by reading the Bible, and when I come to a something I do not understand (which usually doesn't take longQueryGuy said:Hi all,
I know there are many, many ways to meditate that originate with eastern traditions. However, I'm curious: Do any of you monotheists out there practice meditation? If so, what techniques do you use?
QG