What is meditation - most of you have heard about it, some of you may have even tried - but for many of us, is an attractive part of this spiritual practice, although this is not only a spiritual endeavor. The word meditation often conjures up images of a sage of India with a loincloth and a vision of Buddha sitting in serene contemplation, the image is of calm and serenity. Yogis, Zen masters, Taoist all have asked for thousands of years. Included early Christian monastic practice lectio divina is the practice of reading the Bible slowly and deliberately, meditate and contemplate the true meaning of the teachings of Jesus Christ. Meditation is mentioned 20 times in the Bible.