Traditions and Practices

The following are brief overviews of world contemplative traditions and their respective practices, with an emphasis on apophatic practice and experience.

The Christian Contemplative Tradition; Centering Prayer
The Vedantin Contemplative Tradition; Mantram
The Yogic Contemplative Tradition; Yogic Meditation
The Theravada Buddhist Contemplative Tradition; Sati-Jhana
The Zen Contemplative Tradition; Zazen
The Classical Taoist Contemplative Tradition; Xinzhai, Zuowang
The Jain Contemplative Tradition; Jain Meditation
The Islamic Contemplative Tradition; Dhikr
The Sikh Contemplative Tradition; __ (forthcoming)
The Jewish Contemplative Tradition; __ (forthcoming)