Meditation Throughout the Ages

Meditation is a universal process. It is the path of meditation that led the Buddha to enlightenment. His disciples still meditate to reach nirvana. In Jesus’s life prayer and meditation were inseparable. Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) spent years meditating in a cave in Mount Hera. The Holy Quran was sent upon him while he was in deep meditation.
Spiritual seekers from all ages and places have used this process for self realization. Hindu sages practiced yogic meditation in order to unite with the universal spirit. Muslim saints immersed themselves in ‘morakaba-mosaheda’ in order to submit themselves to the Supreme Being. The terms ‘tafakkur’ and ‘tadabbur’ mentioned in the Quran urge us to meditate on the mystery of Creation.
The age old Eastern practice of dhyana, morakaba or meditation is now gaining immense popularity in the West, where is it being utilized mostly for stress-relief and self-healing.
Dhyana, meditation, morakaba, tafakkur, no matter how different these words may sound their essence is the same. Though it may have taken different forms in different cultural and religious settings, in essence meditation is as universal as water. It is for everyone.

This slide show depicts the universality of meditation: