Meditation Experience Provides Relaxation for Students

A sense of serenity permeated the Bucher Meetinghouse as Dr. Jeffery Long held a meditation session Nov. 24.

At the beginning of the session, a peaceful gesture to the participants captivated the bustling room, silencing students till the end of the session.

“What we’re doing when we’re meditating is going consciously into a sleep,” Dr. Jeffery Long, chair of the religious studies department, said. “You want to see reality how it is. We’re all about experiencing a deeper reality.”

Meditation originated in India around 2600 BCE. While each form of meditation has the same origin, different religions vary in their meditation methods. In Hindu tradition, the person meditating focuses on their third eye, right between their two eyes. In Buddhist meditation, however, the person focuses on their center.

Meditation is very similar to Dhyana, which is equivalent to the Japanese word “Zen.” (More)

SWource: The Etowian