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Meditation is a practice where an individual uses a technique – such as mindfulness, transcendental, or focusing their mind on a particular object, thought or activity – to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state. Scholars have found meditation difficult to define, as practices vary between traditions, culture, religion and the individual person.

Some of the earliest written records of meditation and mindfulness, come from the Hindu traditions of Vedantism. Meditation has been practiced for thousands of years in numerous religious traditions and beliefs, often as part of the path towards enlightenment and self realization. Since the 19th century, it has spread from its origins to other cultures where it is commonly practiced in private and business and group sessions.

Meditation may be used with the aim of reducing stress, anxiety, depression, and pain, and increasing peace, perception,self-concept, and well-being. Meditation is under research to define its possible health benefits (psychological, neurological, and cardiovascular) and other effects.