Talk:Bending Arts/@comment-68.108.57.157-20101014023443/@comment-174.252.53.12-20101209200750

depends on your spiritual background most meditation involves concentration but buddhist meditation is about the clearing of one's mind. Traditionally most meditation is not the clearing of one's mind but the focusing of it. In fact if you look at uses of the word meditate it has obviously not held the context of clearing one's mind as much as some believe. If you meditate on the meaning of life you are focusing not clearing. Meditation is primarily concerned with focus. Ironically the buddhist concept that most people mistake with meditation is not meditation. To the buddhist meditation is a step towards clearing one's mind. They meditate on the idea of a clear mind. They are intently focusing on the condition of having no thoughts. THE MAIN PURPOSE OF MEDITATION IS FOCUS AND THOUGHT. The main purpose of BUDDHIST meditation is focus and thought on clarity of mind in order to achieve the clearing of one's mind.

So if Vulmen wants to focus on the concept of focusing energy to make a computer explode then for him that is the main purpose of his individual meditation.

My religion requires meditation of no less real or intense a kind than the buddhist is required to do. The difference is most nominal participants in my religion don't even try because they don't care. Unlike the buddhist called to clear his mind to reach enlightenment(a.k.a. nirvana)(by having no thoughts other than the thoughts had by the universe), participants in the religion of which I am a member meditate on scripture to know God better(the Christian form of meditation can best be summed up with the greek word praxis meaning meditation with the implementation or focus on what is 'right' then change your life accordingly).