Is meditation a sin? Recently we have seen an influx of various practices from the East into Europe. This trend brings many interesting perspectives, but also dangers. After all, there is nothing wrong with trying new things and developing one's spiritual sphere. But the task of a Catholic is to make a kind of selection that chooses the good and rejects the evil.
The phrase meditation comes from the Latin phrase meditatiowhich means to ponder. Meditation is a set of practices whose purpose is to train the mind or to bring it into an altered state of consciousness for beneficial effect. Meditation has its origins in Eastern religions. It is most often identified with Buddhism.
In that case, is meditation a sin for a Catholic? It all depends on what kind of meditation we have in mind. Christian meditation consists of prayer; the encounter with By God, is as much as possible allowed and treated as a normal Catholic religious practice. The practice of Buddhist meditation, on the other hand, is forbidden. It is closely related to the ideals and tenets of Buddhist philosophy, which contradicts the teachings of the Catholic Church. Buddhist meditation focuses on detachment from the world; getting rid of desires. By meditating in this way, one attempts to divest oneself of one's personality, which is considered a sin.