DAY 23: IS MEDITATION OKAY? [1 of 4] “The similarities between the practice of transcendental meditation and the practice of [Hindu] religious prayer rituals cannot be denied. The basic posture for transcendental meditation is sitting for 15-20 minutes, with eyes closed, repeating a mantra or a simple sound to clear the mind of thought.”; Much different from meditation’s goal of emptying the mind, Christian prayer seeks to: - Communicate directly to God with our minds, - Focus on speaking to Him, - Praise Him for the way He is, - Thank Him for what He’s done for us, - Ask Him to help others, and - Request help with certain aspects of our own lives. We have an actual conversation with our Creator. The opposite of that is the Hindu religious ritual of meditation, where followers repeat mantras (words or phrases) over and over and over until they can empty their minds—the goal is to contact spirits that are not from God.