What is Meditation? Simplified.: (Unedited): 07 April 2014:

What is meditation? Here is the sort of free definition in which complication occurs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meditation
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What is meditation? The pay for yourself by finding an author/writer who has many very in-depth answers. They should be worth your money and efforts of understanding.
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Here is my dimes worth on what is meditation. Possibly even over simplified. Which I believe is necessary. Because, many whom I have spoken to seem to think that meditation is elusive, impossible and only for those select souls who have reached some kind of ill defined level of assumed holiness. For those of you who have read my writings. You already know. What it is I am about to say or type. I will also include prayer and contemplation.

The defined free level of meditation is partly related to the Christian section of Wikipedia. I believe it is inaccurate as the whole of the Christian Church has kept all of the power and authority for itself. Which is not and was not intended by The homeless man named Jesus. Hence the importance of John 14:12. There is another. Just can not remember it right now. 
(Paraphrase. Jesus spoke to his disciples saying all of these things you have witnessed, You to can do as well and more...) If you know of the verse please leave in comments. Thank you.

Meditation is that in which, everyone does everyday of your life. You listen- You read- You observe- You take within you information. This is the simplest form of meditation. Right now in a sort of way, You are meditating upon these writings. The effective level of your meditation is defined by your intent, interest and self definition of importance.

So, when you are listening to that family member who you love dearly. Your level of meditation would be much higher than if you were forced to listen to that boring monotone teacher teaching that useless class you must pass in order to receive that sheepskin (diploma). This is still a lower level of meditation that everyone has easily achieved.

Even when you vegetate, almost mindlessly on the couch, almost oblivious to the Television. You are in meditation, which is under the control of those who put out the content you willingly choose to view. One of my prophecies is when 4K becomes commonplace. Coupled with government controlled internet and controlled media content. The invisible subliminal content will automatically stream into your eyes and ears. Maybe, this is how the whole of the world will love the coming antichrist. Oops transgress.

So, that is meditation in it's simplest form. It matters not if your are actively listening or mindlessly listening.  Once you get that moment that this information is correct and true. You can now follow your path of meditation. In which I hope you find that quiet place, become still and listen to God. Your Heavenly Father who has always waited for your return back to Him. Just sit and listen or lay down and listen. If you fall asleep. Do not stress. It's OK. God may want you to just asleep. Either way it is all OK.
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A very important verse in all of Christianity, which has virtually been ignored throughout the entire Christian age.
http://biblehub.com/john/14-12.htm
To be like the Christ Jesus is to be just like him, when he was in human form.
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Separate Divinity: (Unedited): 14 June 2013:

Anger, Hatred and rage is what keeps you separated and isolated from the Divine. C.J.MacKechnie

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So you have been praying and meditating and you got nothing from it. You have been talking to God, Allah or however you name the divine and HE does not talk to you. So you logically conclude that GOD or however you name the divine does not exist. Your pride and ego has falsely caused you to use your inferior logic to wrongly consider an illogical conclusion.
Maybe, you think that God or however you name the divine only speaks to the religious leaders who dress themselves as fancy birds do and perch themselves on a high point to chirp away.
This is another wrong and incorrect way of thinking. What makes those who stand or sit on a high perch more important than you. Standing taller and up high is the thinking of the animal kingdom and not of the spiritual realms.
You already know how to speak respectfully to another person whom you honor. Speak to your God of your understanding the way you would to a respected parent or elder.
Reach out and beyond the scripted words as ordered by those religious birds. God or however you name the divine. Does not want to hear the words from a broken record which only repeats itself.
God or however you name the divine wants to hear your words directly and not the words of a trained parrot.
Speak to the Divine in secret and in your privacy. Tell no one and reveal nothing of your private conversations with the Divine. Spread the word on how you can speak to God directly.

Rethink, your life long belief in those hatred's and racism's. know that they are all based in lies and deceptions. All created to keep you separated and isolated from your human brothers and sisters on this planet and else where. The lies and deceptions of life long taught hatred's and racism's was created by groups of people who only want to accumulate more power, authority, wealth and lands.
Their actions never had anything to do with the Divine or even you. It only had to do with gold watches, super cars, big luxury boats, fast airplanes and castles.
Those who are in power must convince you to kill the enemy and die by the hands of the enemy in which they define for you. This is the only way for those who are in power to accumulate more stuff.

A slave always believes and does what they are told without question.

A slave who believes they are free or more special than the lower birds are just deceived. They are just the same owned birds confined within the same cage owned by the same ruler.

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By freeing yourself, freeing your mind and freeing your spirit. You begin to open yourself up to the Divine. 
By releasing your angers, hatreds, rages. Do you begin to have that openness to the Divine for two way communications. 
By discovering the truths and deceptions around your life. Do you begin to free yourself. Question everything with honor and respect to the Divine.
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Newly Enlightened: (unedited): 04 Aug 2012

The newly Enlightened  religious person will begin to search for their Heavenly father on their own and begin to question the incompleteness of their own religion. C.J.MacKechnie

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Bypassing the human chain of command and going directly to GOD/ALLAH/GRANDFATHER is your right. You do not need a human defined or claimed holy person to go to GOD before you and on your behalf. Learning the whole process of the prayer act is usually the first things you learn even though you may not even be aware. Praying is you talking to GOD. Meditating to GOD, is you listening to GOD. Your continued connection to GOD maintains a course of learning which is directed to you and personally for you as defined by GOD. The wisdom, knowledge and understanding you acquire from GOD may be different from someone else who has become enlightened as you have. Part of the key foundation is logic based. Love, Peace, Harmony and Life. All that which is good comes from GOD and it matters not if a religion is accepted by you or your religion or not. GOD is the all knowing and all powerful. HE does not need us to tell HIM what HE will or will not do.

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