Meditation (disambiguation)

Meditation refers to any of a family of techniques that involve the self-induction of a mode of consciousness in order to realize some benefit.

Meditation may also refer to:

Forms

Buddhist meditation
Christian meditation
Daoist meditation
Hinduism meditation
Jain meditation
Jewish meditation
Meditation in the Ravidasi Faith
Monastic silence
Transcendental Meditation
Sensual Meditation
Sikh meditation

Literature

Meditation (writing), a discourse that expresses an author's reflections, or that guides others in contemplation
Meditations, a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor 161–180 CE, setting forth his ideas on Stoic philosophy
Meditations on First Philosophy, a philosophical treatise written by René Descartes and first published in 1641
Meditation, later published as Passage Meditation, a 1978 book by Eknath Easwaran

Music

The Meditations, a Jamaican reggae group
Méditation (Thaïs), an 1894 piece for solo violin and orchestra composed by Jules Massenet

Albums

Meditations, a death metal album by Kataklysm, released 2018
Meditation, classical album by Elina Garanca 2014
Meditation (Toshiko Akiyoshi Quartet album), a 1971 jazz quartet album by pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi
Meditation (George Coleman and Tete Montoliu album), a 1977 jazz duo album by saxophonist George Coleman and pianist Tete Montoliu
Meditation: Solo Guitar, a live album by jazz guitarist Joe Pass, recorded in 1992 and released posthumously in 2002
Meditation (Bobby Miller album), released 2003
Meditations (John Coltrane album), a 1965 jazz album by saxophonist John Coltrane
Meditations (Elmo Hope album), a 1955 jazz album by pianist Elmo Hope
Meditations (Mal Waldron album), a 1972 jazz album by pianist Mal Waldron

Songs

"Meditation" (Antônio Carlos Jobim song), a bossa nova song composed by "Tom" Jobim and Newton Mendonça and English lyrics by Norman Gimbel
"Meditation", song by Booker T. & the M.G.'s, written B. T. Jones, B-side of "Slum Baby" 1969

Art

Meditation, an 1885 painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Meditation, a 1918 painting by Alexej von Jawlensky

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