There’s an old saying that prayer is talking to God while meditation is listening to God. While it’s an oversimplification, the statement nevertheless conveys a kernel of truth. Meditation and ...

My place of prayer and meditation is the bathroom, precisely, sitting on the stool, and has been for the 36 years I have been clean and sober. It is a place that is private and can be found for the ...

Deepak Chopra, a physician, is the author, most recently, of "Brotherhood: Dharma, Destiny and the American Dream" and "God: A Story of Revelation." June 27, 2013 Prayer and meditation both come with ...

I was in New York recently at a high-level, rather intense asset management customer meeting when on my way back to my hotel, I stopped at St. Patrick's Cathedral to sit quietly, slow down and reflect ...

December: love it or hate it, it comes around every year and, whether we celebrate Christmas as a religious holy day, a cultural holiday, or not at all, almost everyone gets caught up in the ...

Alternative approaches try to inspire regular prayer as a lifelong religious practice. On the top floor of SAR Academy in Riverdale, New York, a group of students at the Jewish day school gather for ...

It's dusk on a September Tuesday as two dozen people step, silently and deliberately, around a twisting brick courtyard path at St. John's Episcopal Cathedral. A few walk barefoot. Some carry candles ...

Researchers compared the immediate effects of hypnosis, mindfulness meditation, and Christian prayer on pain intensity and tolerance. The results suggested that a single session of hypnosis and ...

A new Catholic prayer app for children and their parents called Theo plans to host the largest Advent celebration for ...

As travel picks up for the season, flyers can find a moment of quiet and relaxation at interfaith chapels or meditation ...