Meditation is a technique to train attention and awareness, achieve mental clearity, and reach an emotionally calm, stable state. Meditation may also refer to: Forms Buddhist meditation Christian meditation Daoist meditation Hinduism meditation Jain meditation Jewish meditation Meditation in the Ravidasi Faith Monastic silence Transcendental Meditation Sensual Meditation Sikh meditation Sahaja Yoga meditation Heartfulness Meditation (Sahaj Marg) Literature Meditation (writing), a discourse that expresses an author's reflections, or that guides others in contemplation Meditations, a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor 161–180 CE, setting forth his ideas on Stoic philosophy Meditations on First Philosophy, a philosophical treatise written by René Descartes and first published in 1641 Meditation, later published as Passage Meditation, a 1978 book by Eknath Easwaran Music The Meditations, a Jamaican reggae group "Méditation" (Thaïs), an symphonic intermezzo from the 1894 opera Thaïs by Jules Massenet Méditations sur le mystère de la Sainte Trinité, a composition by Olivier Messiaen Albums Meditations (Kataklysm album), 2018 Meditation, classical album by Elina Garanca, 2014 Meditation (Toshiko Akiyoshi Quartet album), 1971 Meditation (George Coleman and Tete Montoliu album), 1977 Meditation: Solo Guitar, a live album by Joe Pass, recorded in 1992 and released posthumously in 2002 Meditation (Bobby Miller album), released 2003 Meditations (John Coltrane album), 1965 Meditations (Elmo Hope album), 1955 Meditations (Mal Waldron album), 1972 Songs "Meditation" (Antônio Carlos Jobim song), a bossa nova song composed by "Tom" Jobim and Newton Mendonça and English lyrics by Norman Gimbel "Meditation", song by Booker T. & the M.G.'s, written B. T. Jones, B-side of "Slum Baby" 1969 Art Meditation, an 1885 painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau Meditation, a 1918 painting by Alexej von Jawlensky See also Brain activity and meditation Dhyana in Hinduism Divine Meditations (disambiguation) Mantra Meditation in popular culture Muraqaba Research on meditation Samadhi Simran