Eastern vs Christian meditation Eastern meditation is an attempt to empty the mind, Christian meditation is an attempt to fill the mind.
What is Biblical meditation? Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. ” Psalm 1 8 Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Josh 1 : 8 Hagah – verb : moan, utter, imagine and meditate. It refers to the practice of meditating on the law of God, on God himself, and meditation on God’s work. (Vines Exp. Dict)
Richard Foster on Meditation “Meditation is the ability to hear God’s voice and obey his word” “in meditation we create the emotional and spiritual space which allows Christ to construct an inner sanctuary in the heart. ”