The Handbook of Knowledge-Based Coaching: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE

CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUAL PRACTICES OF THE WORLD’S RELIGIONS

Spiritual traditions around the globe and throughout the centuries have encouraged contemplative practice. The mystical branches of many religions focus on contemplation as a way of becoming open to a direct experience of the divine.

Various forms of meditative practice, designed to calm and focus the mind, are found in Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and other religious traditions. These might take the form of prayer, the study of scriptures and divine texts, or the silent repetition of sacred words or mantras. In one form or other, most traditions advocate the practice of reflection, taking time out of the day to sit quietly and reflect on a moment, an event, a life. ...