I've often received the question "is meditating the same as praying?".   When I came across this quote, it made the answer very clear.

Some people choose to pray during meditation, but it does not mean you are praying if you are meditating.

Meditation is about listening. It's about observing yourself and your mind.  There is a tremendous sense of calm that meditation can bring into your life, a connection with life that you might miss by being…