Sitting quietly and focusing the mind, often as a spiritual practice to achieve calm and clarity.
From Latin 'meditari' (to think or ponder), possibly related to 'medius' (middle). The practice itself comes from Eastern traditions but the word was adapted into English.
Meditating is so ancient that we don't fully understand the word's origin, yet neuroscience has just recently proven it physically changes brain structure—ancient wisdom validated by modern scanning.
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