meditative state
Calm mental focus
A meditative state is a mental condition of deep calm, focused attention, and heightened awareness, typically achieved through meditation practices.
The mind becomes quiet and less reactive to passing thoughts: She entered a meditative state after twenty minutes of breathing exercises.
The term also describes any absorbed, contemplative frame of mind: The repetitive work put him in a meditative state.
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- present momentCurrent point in time
- deep breathingDeliberate slow inhalation practice
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- samadhiProfound meditative absorption state
tranquility · focus · vipassana · equanimity · inner peace · presence · non-duality · contemplation · quiet reflection · enlightenment · alpha waves · cessation · letting go · altered consciousness · centered · mental clarity · detachment · lotus
- consciousness statesunconscious, conscious, awake, alert, sleep
meditative stateagitation
Disturbed, restless state
anxiety · restlessness · hyperactivity · racing thoughts · panic
meditative statedistraction
Thing diverting one's attention
distractedness · mind-wandering · absent-mindedness · inattention · preoccupation
meditative statefight-or-flight response
Physiological reaction to danger
hyperarousal · stress response · adrenaline rush · vigilance · acute stress