As Christians, meditation is all about thinking about something in particular. It is something you will connect and become that on which you meditate; for example, you think of God, you become God. The process of meditation is ultimately meant to teach us that God's presence is with us. Do you believe that God really connects with us when we meditate?
2006-11-16 10:24:56 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sorry don't belive in God but I do believe that meditation can be theraputic, relaxing and give a general feeling of wellbeing
2006-11-16 10:30:02 · answer #1 · answered by spoon_bender001 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hmmmm, i'm afraid i cannot agree with you on this one. I was brought up Christian, and to hear many christians speak, they are very much against meditation, as they connect it to spirituality and beleive that you are letting allsorts of evil things and spirits in. I have been doing meditation for over 10 years now. If you want to believe that God is with you thats ok. Everyone is different. The meditation, i feel does benefit us. It can give a great calming effect and can help in other ways. I use visualization, deep breathing etc, and it has proved to be beneficial, whether i see my deceased grandparents or my life planned out in front of me, or just wonderful happiness in my meditation. It can give us a wonderful relaxed feeling....but........please be aware of how far you can go in meditation. If you are inexperienced, please have someone with you, as it is basically a form of self hypnosis, and you need to know how to come out of it. I would say that also, that anything can connect with you when we meditate, not just god.
2006-11-16 10:46:32 · answer #2 · answered by Solista 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is possible over time to strengthen your mind through meditation to a point where you are no longer limited by mortal temporal weakness,but when you go beyond that,you are neither man nor god ,but something in between,as a pagan I meditate to further concentration;and improve the efficacy of my spellwork.I don't believe,based on my experience ,that a man can reach godhood in one lifetime;or even ten,but I would suppose that is what "evolution" is all about.
2006-11-16 10:48:22 · answer #3 · answered by Broken_upon_wheels 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Meditation is the only way we can totally clear out thoughts and allow God to enter us, cleanse our minds and make us stronger. Though I am a Wiccan and do not meditate in the same way, it all has the same effect.
2006-11-16 10:32:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
God always connects with us, we do not always connect to God. I think that the simplicity of the quiet stillness of meditations does help us stay connected to God, and helps us maintain inner and outer calmness. I think that meditation has great spiritual, and also physical benefits.
God Bless You
2006-11-16 10:31:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The mind can't comprehend the allness of God, we meditate on God to still the mind and enter the heart where we can experience unity with God in unconditional love. when you return to "normal" consciousness you will not be able to discribe unconditional love. The essence of your being is Unconditional love. When pure love passes through the minds concepts and emotions it divides into duality & conditional love / hate.Once you have unity with God in unconditional love you rise above (fulfill) the law of cause & effect (karma).. No longer a sinner.
2006-11-16 10:51:33 · answer #6 · answered by Weldon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I meditate I try to clear my thoughts and stop all the nonsense that is whirling around in my head, it doesn't stop completely but it slows down to a relaxing level and makes me feel more in control again if things have been getting out of whack in my life.
2006-11-16 11:26:03 · answer #7 · answered by CHEESUS GROYST 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I look at it like this:
Prayer: "I talk, God Listens"
Meditation: "God Talks, I listen"
"Connecting with" God....yes, absolutely.
"Being God" - that's not meditation - that's deification - and not what we should be about.
God's Presence *is* with us...that's what the Holy Ghost, the Paraclete is all about.
2006-11-16 10:30:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It works just as well if you meditate upon anything! What you believe (Hindu, Buddhist, Jew, Christian) is just the baggage your mind carries with it. Try contemplating a cabbage, or a rock - it`s in the head!
2006-11-16 11:04:59 · answer #9 · answered by ED SNOW 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, because we have to clear out the clutter in our minds before we are ready to hear (or at least be aware of the poresence of) God. Even looking up at the sky can help.
2006-11-16 17:16:24 · answer #10 · answered by waycyber 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋