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I know there are many ways to meditate and many differing thoughts about how and why we should meditate. I don't know any of the religious beliefs behind medita

I know there are many ways to meditate and many differing thoughts about how and why we should meditate. I don't know any of the religious beliefs behind meditation. I believe what I've practiced is called mindfulness meditation. What is the type of meditation you described called?

mping 9y ago
Generally speaking, it is Buddhist meditation; Buddhist meditation texts talk about dhyana (or jhana in Pali; where most of mindfulness sources come from) which is another word for proper concentration. All Buddhist meditation is about entering/achieving dhyana as far as I can tell, although I believe the Chan meditation system puts more emphasis on this. Of course, mindfulness meditation nowadays means many different things, but if you go to the Buddhist sources you will find information about this.