Associate Level Material
Appendix A
Meditation Worksheet
Directions: Locate two resources on the Internet that explain meditation techniques. Copy and paste the web address into the top of the matrix. After reviewing the website, provide a brief summary for each source. Below your summary, list two interesting facts you learned from each site. Try the techniques you located in your Internet search. Provide a brief description of what happened in your experience.
Be sure to answer the two questions below the matrix also. Web Address (URL): | http://www.ehow.com/how_2031438_practice-mindfulness-meditation.html | http://www.freemeditations.com/christian_meditation.html | Summary of resource: | Mindfulness Meditation is getting to a calm state blocking all other thoughts out and becoming aware of the moment you are in. The best way to achieve this is by finding a quite dim area and sitting on the floor with your legs crossed and back straight concentrating on the area a few inches in front of you. It is suggested to keep the sessions between 10-20 minutes but trying to do it as many times throughout the day as possible or needed. | Christian meditation is about seeking God as a believer. It is growing spiritually by using scriptures in the Bible to get insight and putting it into daily actions and thoughts. Christian meditation would also practice prayer. | Two interestingFacts: | 1. 2,500 years old originally taught by Buddha. 2. Practiced by millions today to deal with stress and influence personal growth. | 1. The word meditation is in the Bible several times. 2. A Hebrew word in the Bible that translates to the word mediate is “hagah” meaning to ponder, imagine, mourn, speak, study, and utter. | What happened after you tried each technique? | It was hard to focus the first time I did it. I tried it 2 more times by the last time I did feel the calmness take effect. There have been times when something negative has transpired throughout my day and because I have to keep going even though I feel like crawling in bed I take a moment to tell myself it will be okay to maintain my calm. I feel as though this is a more focused way of doing so because you are taking time out to meditate to help prepare one to better deal with circumstances as they come unlike what I would do and take a moment out as I was going through something. | I chose this because as a Christian I do pray just not on a consistent basis. I do feel a spiritual connection and sense of serenity when I do because it’s my personal communication with God. I have not read the Bible but like the website shared a few good verses I know there are many more to be learned that will be useful to my life and spiritual growth. This caught my attention because I never really looked at prayer as a form of meditation it is something that a Christian learns to do and does. I would say the great thing about this type of meditation would be that it can be done at any time. I have been sitting at my desk and the need will come to close my eyes and pray to seek peace, comfort, and guidance. |
1. Do you think meditation leads to heightened sensation and perception? Explain why or why not.
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I do think so because you are becoming more aware of what you are dealing with in terms of your emotions and thought process.
2. Have you considered integrating meditation into your own lifestyle? If so, list one strategy for fitting meditation into your schedule. If not, explain why.
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After this practice I might continue on with it. I find myself to be a very anxious person with my mind always racing and as a result I do suffer from insomnia at times. Meditation may be helpful so that I’m not constantly battling my thoughts but can make peace with them. With the schedule I have and because I can having a racing mind before I go to sleep meditation would be best for me at night. 