Meditation Definition, Prefix, Suffix, Ologies and Isms, Meditation Information and Meaning

See also BUDDHISM; MYSTICISM

omphaloskepsis

a form of religious meditation practiced by Eastern mystics who stare fixedly at their own navels to induce a mystical trance. Also called omphalism.

thanatopsis

a survey of or meditation upon death.

TM

the abbreviation for transcendental meditation, a form of contemplation in which the mind, released by the repetition of a mantra, becomes calm and creative.