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Yes I see what you mean. You do need something to focus on. A bell or singing bowl, 'om' or breathing, or the patterns in a zen garden, whatever it is it is a focus for concentration. I prefer calm music, water sounds, dolphins, bird song and my own breathing or heart beat. Prayer is also a good focus and rosary beads are used as a prayer focus by devout Catholics. Sometimes I meditate by contemplating certain words or phrases such as a passage from the bible or a poem. I've even meditated on a passage out of scientific journals to try and gain a clearer understanding of its meaning.
""Each child holds the world in an open hand to mould it into any shape they choose.""
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