Can Christians Meditate Or Is It A Sin?

Along with the rapidly growing popularity of meditation, there has also been an explosion of confusion centered around this ancient practice. As a result, I thought of clearing one of the confusions around it. The question of: can Christians meditate or is it a sin?

These days, people online will claim that just about anything is meditation, whether it’s listening to someone whisper instructions to you in your headphones or even just reading a quote from ancient philosophers.

From playing certain sound frequencies to YouTubers making scratching sounds, from visualizing your material desires to hypnosis, meditation can mean many things to many different people.

In this article, I explain what we really mean by meditation, what the Bible says about it, if Jesus would approve, and whether or not it’s a sin. Keep reading

Originally published at https://www.eastwesticism.org on July 15, 2021.