The Christian way is a combination of prayer and contemplation. Both of these forms of spiritual outreach revolve around concentrating on a subject whether that be in a conversation with God or in sitting quietly, not talking, instead having a hymn or a Bible verse or a bit of wisdom from a sermon as a point of focus.
The Hindus and their yogic concentration emphasize intense focus on some image or sound: chakras or a candle flame or a chant. The idea is to sit quietly while trying to exclude stray thoughts and the goal is to have a quiet mind.
The Buddhists suggest that awareness is the goal. Just being aware of the moment, being in the moment. There's no attempt to control or judge any thoughts but rather to look at them without judgment and watch them come and go, neither good or bad, impermanent, always changing, rarely important.
I believe that many native cultures really emphasize the restorative power of nature. Everything is about a respect of the natural world and a belief that a greater power can be found there.
That's all I know. There have got to be thousands of different spiritual practices in our big, wide world whose mysteries are opaque to me. But I do see that the most common thread is to be quiet. Eschewing forward motion and active control. Just sitting.
Whew. I have a better grasp on theoretical quantum physics than I do on just sitting.
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