There are times when individuals go on a quest for peace, joy, and fulfillment. According to Eastern philosophies, meditation is used as a way for individuals to detach themselves from the world and its influences. There is an emphasis on empting oneself and losing personhood and/or personal individuality. In Eastern thoughts and beliefs the goal is total detachment from the world in an effort to enter a state of nirvana. This process of empting is biblical, but after the empting there must be filling. This becomes the critical difference between Eastern meditation and a biblical view of meditation. The biblical view of mediation requires that we enter the process of detachment so, that we can attach ourselves to our heavenly Father. Philippians 4:8 instructs the believer to think on “whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” Spend some time thinking on God’s promises and his love for you,Think About It!
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