meditate
Practice mindful stillness
Meditate means to engage in focused thought or contemplation.
In its older sense, to meditate on something is to think deeply about it: She meditated on her choices.
The more common modern use refers to a mental practice of quieting the mind—through breath awareness, visualization, or mantra—often for relaxation or spiritual development: I meditate for twenty minutes every morning.
To meditate revenge is to plan it deliberately.
Consider something thoroughly
- ponderThink deeply about
- ruminateThink deeply and repeatedly
- museThink deeply about
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
cogitate · think · consider · brood · speculate · philosophize · dwell · introspect
Undisturbed mental quietude
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- quietudeState of calm stillness
relaxation · repose · composure · equanimity · restfulness · placidity · soothe · harmony
Mind-body exercise discipline
- mantraRepeated focus phrase
- sittingBeing in seated posture
- postureBody position, alignment
- lotusSacred aquatic flower
breathing · pranayama · chanting · visualization · guided · retreat · cushion · timer
Zen seated meditation
- vipassanaClear-seeing contemplative practice
- dharmaCosmic moral order
- sanghaBuddhist religious community
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
mindfulness · insight · impermanence · suffering · enlightenment · awakening · bodhisattva · sutta
Sustained single-minded attention
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- presenceState of being somewhere
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
clarity · alertness · observation · centered · breathing · anchor · absorbed · immersed
Dormant spinal life force
- chakraSpiritual node in body
- omHindu meditative chant
- ashramHindu spiritual retreat
- guruRevered authority figure
samadhi · mantra · vedanta · atman · swami · transcendental · yogi · tapas
Sudden spiritual awakening
- koanBuddhist mind-puzzle
- zendoZen meditation hall
- muGreek alphabet's twelfth character
- beginner's mindUnencumbered openness to learning
emptiness · tea ceremony · calligraphy · garden · silence · simplicity · paradox · master
contemplate
Consider something thoroughly
deliberate · cogitate · think · consider · brood · speculate · philosophize · dwell · introspect · soul-searching
serenity
Undisturbed mental quietude
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
quietude · relaxation · repose · composure · equanimity · restfulness · placidity · soothe · harmony · ease
yoga
Mind-body exercise discipline
lotus · breathing · pranayama · chanting · visualization · guided · retreat · cushion · timer · session
zazen
Zen seated meditation
- vipassanaClear-seeing contemplative practice
- dharmaCosmic moral order
- sanghaBuddhist religious community
monastery · mindfulness · insight · impermanence · suffering · enlightenment · awakening · bodhisattva · sutta
concentration
Sustained single-minded attention
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- presenceState of being somewhere
mindfulness · clarity · alertness · observation · centered · breathing · anchor · absorbed · immersed · engaged
kundalini
Dormant spinal life force
guru · samadhi · mantra · vedanta · atman · swami · transcendental · yogi · tapas · prana
satori
Sudden spiritual awakening
beginner's mind · emptiness · tea ceremony · calligraphy · garden · silence · simplicity · paradox · master · student
- calmingcalm, calm down, soothe, relax, pacify
- resolutionslose weight, quit smoking, save money, eat healthy, get fit
- leisure activitiesrelax, watching, unwind, walking, chill
- relaxationrelax, naps, break, rest, calm
- deliberationdeliberation, consideration, ponder, contemplate, weighing
- mindfulnessmindfulness, breathe, breath, breathing, awareness
meditatedistract
Divert someone's attention
scatter · zone out · lose focus · space out · panic
- guided meditationNarrated mental relaxation exercise
- deep meditation
- meditation classesTaught sessions for mental stillness
- meditation practiceRoutine cultivation of awareness
- meditation centerFacility for mindfulness practice
- meditation retreatOrganized withdrawal for mindfulness
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