Why is the Christian tradition of meditation (on texts) and contemplative prayer (a form of imageless presence to God) ignored so much? Adam Miller does it here. Often when people talk about the ‘present moment’, ‘being present’, or meditation, they leap instinctively to Buddhism. There’s nothing wrong with Buddhism or Buddhist meditation, but why ignore the Christian forms?
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