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Description: www.encognitive.com New Age meditations are often influenced by
Eastern philosophy and mysticism such as Yoga, Hinduism and
Buddhism, yet may contain some degree of Western influence. In the
west meditation found its mainstream roots through the hippie-
counterculture social revolution of the 1960s and 1970s when many of
the youth of the day rebelled against traditional belief systems.
[26] [edit] Sikhism Main article Nām Japō In Sikhism, the
practices of simran and Nām Japō encourage quiet meditation. This
is focusing ones attention on the attributes of God. Sikhs believe
that there are 10 gates to the body; gates is another word for
chakras or energy centres. The top most energy level is the called
the tenth gate or dasam dwar. It is said[attribution needed] that
when one reaches this stage through continuous practice meditation
becomes a habit that continues whilst walking, talking, eating,
awake and even sleeping. There is a distinct taste or flavour when a
meditator reaches th...