All of these statements are false. Prayer is communication with a God(1), while meditation is simply quieting of the mind(2). Therefore, one is not a warped f

All of these statements are false. Prayer is communication with a God(1), while meditation is simply quieting of the mind(2). Therefore, one is not a warped form of the other. The two are distinct. Finally, meditation is a etymologically a western term(3) (1) http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prayer http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prayer (2) http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meditation http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meditation (3) http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=meditation http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=meditation