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In Greek mythology, Melete / ˈ m ɛ l ɪ t iː / (Ancient Greek: Μελέτη) was one of the three original Boeotian muses before the Nine Olympian Muses were founded. Her sisters were Aoede and Mneme. [1] She was the muse of thought and meditation. Melete literally means "ponder" and "contemplation" in Greek.
The English meditation is derived from Old French meditacioun, in turn from Latin meditatio from a verb meditari, meaning "to think, contemplate, devise, ponder". [11] [12] In the Catholic tradition, the use of the term meditatio as part of a formal, stepwise process of meditation goes back to at least the 12th-century monk Guigo II, [12] [13] before which the Greek word theoria was used for ...
Navel-gazing is the contemplation of one's navel as an aid to meditation. [1] The word omphaloskepsis derives from the Ancient Greek words ὀμφᾰλός (omphalós, lit. ' navel ') and σκέψῐς (sképsis, lit. ' viewing, examination, speculation '). [1]
The anonymously authored 14th century English contemplative work The Cloud of Unknowing makes clear that its form of practice is not an act of the intellect, but a kind of transcendent 'seeing,' beyond the usual activities of the mind - "The first time you practice contemplation, you'll experience a darkness, like a cloud of unknowing. You won ...
Meditations (Koinē Greek: Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν, romanized: Ta eis heauton, lit. ''Things Unto Himself'') is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161-180 AD, recording his private notes to himself and ideas on Stoic philosophy.
Thus the English word "meditation" does not exclusively translate any single term or concept from the sacred languages of Asia, such as the Sanskrit dhyana, samādhi, or pranayama. (Note that whereas in Eastern religions meditation is often a central part of religious/spiritual practice, in Christianity it is rather a fringe activity if ...
Meditation is often considered to be prolonged mental introspection or contemplation which the practitioner may or may not consider to be spiritual or mystical in intent. Many practices, beliefs, and traditions (including philosophical and religious ) utilize the term, and a range of subjective interpretations also attach to it.
Vipassana meditation, presented as a centuries-old meditation system, was a 19th-century reinvention, [135] which gained popularity in south-east due to the accessibility of the Buddhist sutras through English translations from the Pali Text Society. [118] It was brought to western attention in the 19th century by the Theosophical Society.