Christian Meditation in the context of a Christian focus. It is the focus of two different words to mean: (1) continues, intent, focused mind, and (2), a state of silence, deliberately unfocused, "contentless" consciousness. Double meaning is to contribute to the confusion and disagreement about the nature, role, and it is the appropriate time to focus Christians. Traditionally, the term attention (meditatio) was the first importance, and another word, contemplation (sightseeing) and is applied to one. (The words, but almost the opposite meaning in Eastern spiritual traditions, contributing to the confusion.) With the current dual role of this article shows, the reader is advised to look into the subject.
Comparison with other forms of meditation with Christian meditation.
In practice meditation, non-Christians for his efforts to clear awareness of all the ideas, while the concentration of the prescribed minimum period of intense reflection, or a complete entertainment are allowed in mind. Often called the mantra of a tool that a word can be used or that the person tonnes sequence is repeated continuously, until they completely empty. The ultimate objective to achieve a relaxed and holiday stress. When want to achieve peace meditator in the middle of a stormy situation, the mind can only call or to repeated mantra, but the desired results achieved.
There are two major differences, however, between traditional forms of meditation and Christian meditation.
In traditional forms of meditation, the individual seeks to empty one's self; in Christian meditation the believer seeks, rather, to be filled.
In traditional meditation, the object is self, albeit the higher self, whereas in Christian meditation the object is God, who is high above all.
WHY WE SHOULD MEDITATE IN CHRISTIAN MEDIATION
- IT IS A SOURCE OF JOY AND STRENGTH
- IT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR "TRANSFORMATION"
- MANY CHRISTIANS FALL BECAUSE THEY MEDITATE ON THE WRONG THINGS!
HOW TO MEDITATE IN CHRISTION MEDIATION
- REMEMBER, YOUR MIND IS AFFECTED BY EVEN CASUAL CONTEMPLATION!
- TO REACH THE HEIGHTS OF SPIRITUAL MEDITATION, HEED THE COUNSELOF THE PSALMS
The results of the first kind of attention for himself and sang mantras called Maranatha, Armaic with the words"Come Lord." In the "prayer center", says the world is used to transport one of the intention to God's presence. Uløseligt in respect of the kind of attention also created a Christian state, one in the house, a mentally troubled aspect. Attention within the business is Christian "prayer is an increase." Stigen pray that the State of the last deep reflection, which is due to the road from the experience of reading the Bible, which to them and feel that the love of God.