Different types of meditation
Meditation can be an effective tool in controlling stress. Meditation helps to clear the mind of extraneous thoughts that clutter the mind and prevents clear and focused thought.
When the subject of meditation is discussed the image of a lone monk in the wilderness sitting in a trance for hours on end comes to some minds. But meditation is used by millions of peoples through out the world. Meditation comes in many different forms but all with the same purpose to open the mind and clear it of negativity and stress.
Some of the different forms of meditation are:
- Buddhist meditation, which concentrates on exploring the mind and seeking enlightenment.
- Hinduism strives for relaxed contemplation and reflection where the mind is cleared of all thought.
- Taoism meditation is reaching a state of stillness and of emptying the mind of all thought
- New Age is mix of eastern philosophies and new ideas. Transcendental Meditation is probably the most popular form of new age meditation
