Christian forms of this practice include Eucharistic Adoration, repetition of the Lord's Prayer, and the rosary.
The Tibetan Book of the Dead calls this the greatest gift one can give oneself in this life. In Baha'i tradition, this action is to be the key to opening "doors of mystery" to the mind. Christian forms of this practice include Eucharistic Adoration, repetition of the Lord's Prayer, and the rosary. Raja Yoga uses this practice to still the mind's fluctuations, and the Japa Yoga variation of this practice encourages singular thought on a specific sound or phrase, a mantra. FTP, identify this spiritual practice of centering one's mind on a single thought or contemplating the true nature of the world and the self, the technique Buddha used to achieve enlightenment.
The Tibetan Book of the Dead calls this the greatest gift one can give oneself in this life.
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