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It's the other way round. To meditate is latin-based English word (Latin "meditari": to reflect upon, to consider, to think about) that predates exposure to Far
by The_Naturalist 11y ago
It's the other way round. To meditate is latin-based English word (Latin "meditari": to reflect upon, to consider, to think about) that predates exposure to Far Eastern cultures.
It's quite fair to say that the word is a misnomer. My Zen-practicing friends do not say they meditate. They say they sit. (as in "practice of sitting")