Meditation. For many, this word conjures up images of a person sitting cross-legged, emptying his or her mind and chanting a mysterious word over and over again. That is Eastern meditation that is ...

Christians don’t need mysticism or quiet emptiness for the illumination that comes through repetition. When you think about the practice of meditation, what image comes to mind? Like many, you may ...

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally who meditate… Share Save Image Sample sizes and margins of error vary from ...

Note what Koppel then said about television and our ability to concentrate: “Look at MTV or Good Morning America and watch the images and ideas flash past in a blur of impressionistic appetizers. No, ...

The oil-on-canvas painting, done around 1655 by Dutch artist Jan Vermeer, is of a reflective Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus, sitting mesmerized while listening to the words of Jesus. The scene ...