What is relation between meditation and spiritualism?

Answer 1

Answer:Religion

Relationship with a God or Gods

• Beliefs
• Metaphysical or Supernatural Reality
• Faith
• Dogma
• Ritual
• Prayer
• Salvation
• Eternal reward

Spirituality

Qualities of the Human Spirit

• Love
• Compassion
• Patience
• Tolerance
• Forgiveness
• Sense of Responsibility
• Sense of Harmony
• Things that bring real happiness to ourselves and others
• Contentment
• Joy

Answer:

Meditation is a state of mind, spirituality is a state of being, religion is a form of worship control.

It's not simply a question of side-by-side definitions. They are vaguely related, but different facets of "worship".

Spirituality is a general connection to, or relationship with, the the non-human forces of the world. The foce might be called God. Nature. Chi. Or dozens of other things. There are thousands of approaches to exploring it, some more structured and some less. Some are more independent and unique, and some are more established and reflective of cultural development. All have one in common -- de-emphasis of the corporeal, physical and the mundane.

Meditation is simply a single, specific technique, which involves "actively" relaxing and clearing away the external thoughts and feelings that keep you from understanding who you are at the core. Meditation can also be the contemplation of an object, a person, or any other subject. It's basically the focussed, "intense" concentration that allows for clarity. Sometimes, it's devoid of a particular subject and serves simply to cleanse the mind. As such, it's not necessarily connected to religion per se, but can be generally considered a form of spirituality.

Religion is the most structured, culturally dependent framework, where the "rules" and goals are externally dictated and contains some notion of morals, ethics, and reward/punishment. Ideally, religion includes both spirituality and some element of meditation. But neither is necessarily at its core.

Other approaches to this answer:

• Meditation is the external manifestation of the divine self in you. Where religion ends spirituality begins.so if we meditate properly and leave all the ritualistic practice we can manifest the real being from inside.

• A very spiritual close friend of mine once told me the following : " Prayer is asking questions and meditation is listening to the answers"

• In my opinion spirituality is your own personal quest for truth and search for meaning in life. Religion opts to dictate and induce what you should perceive as truth and meaning in life. This is one reason you find some spiritually inclined persons in faith and what is termed as rusty locks as well. When a person has found his/her own truth and purpose in life you can feel the radiant energy, feel the state of peace, and see and hear it in their thinking.

Affirmations, a specific type of meditationTHE HELP LINE USA, INC Offers the following:

MEDITATION FOR TODAY: THE USE OF AFFIRMATIONS:

When you consistently envelop yourself in a spiritual atmosphere, you align your inner being with right action. Fulfillment, joy, peace, and abundance are available to you when you consciously embrace these ideas, constructively directing your thoughts. Devote at least 10 minutes, when you are alone and in a quiet place, to each day's affirmation. Read the paragraph for content, simply being aware of the idea it expresses. Study it more deeply, allowing your thinking to be challenged, stimulated, and enhanced. Close your eyes, meditate deeply on its meaning, and let it become a part of you.

The Affirmation:

"Be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. Make all your friends feel there is something special in them. Look at the sunny side of everything. Think only of the best, work only for the best, and expect only the best. Be as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. Give everyone a smile. Spend so much time improving yourself that you have no time left to criticize others. Be too big for worry and too noble for anger."

~ Christian D. Larsen ~

Answer 2

Meditation as I know it, is a process that 'takes' you to a certain level of consciousness. It's like wanting to arrive at a destination, and doing the 'walk' is the equivalent of getting there. 'Meditation' is the 'walk' to get to certain destinations of consciousness. Thus, meditation in itself, is not the destination. It is a process. By this definition therefore, the meditation process can be regarded as a very pragmatic process of which in itself is not the spirituality that is the destination.

My take on spirituality is the revelry of 'being there' and having 'arrived' at a state of equanimity where one is appeased and in a state of at-one-ment with the vision and intention that you started with before you began your journey. Spirituality is about being in a certain state of mindful peace and existential balance. The vision has become the reality and the intermediate journey has fulfilled the all-important evolution.

Some people have redefined spiritual-ism as the interest in handling spirits as in seances and group paranormal activities.

I hope my small contribution helps in some way. I always stand to be corrected and look forward to receiving insights from other contributors in this respect.

Answer 3

There is no direct link. Meditation is generally a passive operation designed to still the mind and the passions and leave oneself "clear". It came to us primarily from Buddhism which doesn't even believe in a God, properly speaking.

Prayer is similar to meditation, but it incorporates at least half of a dialog (from you to God) and hopes for a response back.

Relationship between meditation and god:Skeletal muscular system is the one and only system in our body that we can feel and control. Therefore, we meditate with our skeletal muscular system only.

Components of skeletal muscular system:

Skeletal muscular system has,

1. Isotonic component - responsible for movements

2. Isometric component - responsible for facilitating or retarding movements.

We meditate at rest to put the isotonic component out of action and have isometric component in pure form.

What we call mind is the isometric component of our skeletal muscular system.

The fundamental forces:

We have two fundamental forces.

They are,

1. Voluntary force - Small, transient, controllable and superficial force

2. Involuntary force - mighty, eternal, uncontrollable and deep force

We call the small force as 'I' and the mighty force as god (Brahman).

When we say 'Aham Brahmasmi' (I am the supreme god) we mean that we have reached a state in which we can have voluntary or involuntary control over any part of our body.

The seven basic forces:

The two fundamental forces can be blended in seven distinct ways.

Thus, there are seven distinct basic forces. Each of them is associated with a Hindu god.

They are,

1. Dreaming force - Indra

2. Illusory force - Shakti

3. Voluntary force - Brahma

4. Semi voluntary force - Vishnu

5. Involuntary force - Shiva

6. Status altering force - Shani

7. Compulsive force - Yama

The purpose of meditation:

The seven forces are interposed between us and our god. Sooner or later the seven forces get corrupted and thus, become a single distorted force, making our god highly unreliable.

The aim of meditation is to rectify the defective intermediate force.

Basic types of meditation:

There are two distinct ways of doing this.

1. Conventional meditation - 1. The aim of conventional meditation is to dissociate the isotonic and isometric components completely and thus have absolute abolition of thinking. This, type of meditation is not associated with god.

2. We can keep repeating a mantra associated with a god, sweep all unwanted thoughts to other parts of our mind and thus master the use just one basic force/ god. However, we can't attain Moksha using this method.

2. Original meditation - This is the supreme form of meditation. In this we don't use a mantra. It is Isometric excercise of the small muscles within and around our tongue. We separate the seven basic forces and rectify each of them.

It must be noted that the Vedas were written after practicing Original meditation only.

Original meditation enables us to appease any Hindu god and also attain Moksha.

Selection of god in Original meditation:

The skeletal muscular system has seven centers of gravity. Each of them is associated with a Hindu god.

They are,

1. Feet - Indra

2. Knees - Shakti

3. Hip - Brahma

4. Abdomen - Vishnu

5. Chest - Shiva

6. Neck and shoulders - Shani

7. Head - Yama

It is obvious that in Original meditation the Isotonic and Isometric components of our skeletal muscular system is linked at the desired level to have the god of our choice gods.

Thus, there is absolutely direct link between meditation and god.

Answer 4

Meditation is the ability to silence the mind, to stop thoughts of fear, worry, stress and anxiety; to stop the bombarding of thoughts. This helps us in contemplating, and understanding the meaning of religion. Religion is the kindergarten that teaches us the ABC of God; it makes us believe in God. Spirituality is a university, it goes beyond religion to make us realize God in the temple of our heart. Therefore if we want to attain the ultimate goal of spirituality, we must start with religion. And if we want to interpret religion, we need meditation to silence the mind which is otherwise like a monkey, because it jumps from thought to thought and doesn't make us realize the Truth.