There’s an old saying that prayer is talking to God while meditation is listening to God. While it’s an oversimplification, the statement nevertheless conveys a kernel of truth. Meditation and ...

Deepak Chopra, a physician, is the author, most recently, of "Brotherhood: Dharma, Destiny and the American Dream" and "God: A Story of Revelation." June 27, 2013 Prayer and meditation both come with ...

I knew that Rowan Williams, once the Archbishop of Canterbury, knew a lot about Eastern Christian practice, but I did not know that he begins his day with the Jesus Prayer. More: Readers of Salinger’s ...

You could call it a religious war of words, with the West Coast serving as one of its most intense battlegrounds. The bid to win hearts and minds pits Buddhist meditation against Christian prayer, ...

Monsignor Kenneth Steffen is a co-pastor of the Saint Katharine Drexel Parish. He simultaneously began serving in this role and became a chaplain for the Saint Patrick Catholic School in 2001. He was ...

Alternative approaches try to inspire regular prayer as a lifelong religious practice. On the top floor of SAR Academy in Riverdale, New York, a group of students at the Jewish day school gather for ...

I was in New York recently at a high-level, rather intense asset management customer meeting when on my way back to my hotel, I stopped at St. Patrick's Cathedral to sit quietly, slow down and reflect ...

The North Augusta Prayer Tree which a tree in downtown North Augusta in where people can leave prayers or meditations about anything. The tree which has been decorated since Thanksgiving will be up ...

Boston University School of Law opened the Quiet Meditation and Prayer Space in room 509 of their building on March 22, to offer a reflection space for LAW students closer than the George Sherman ...

After a devastating family tragedy in her early 30s, journalist Joh Jarvis found solace in mediation. Now, she teaches the spiritual practice to prisoners in America's most notorious jails. At a time ...