Not sure about the other religions but I was brought up Catholic and at no time did we practice meditation of any kind. I do know we practiced prayer which some argue IS meditation. I haven't heard ever the church's stance on meditation nor have I heard the Vatican's stand on the subject. I think then meditation is closely recognized as prayer since one chants, uses beads called a rosary, counts as they pray: so many of one prayer, so many of another and so on; most have a position (usually kneeling) and with eyes closed. Some hum while praying, some use objects like candles and spiritual music or hymns during this time. Hard to say then what separates praying with meditation. US based Catholics are a bit more lenient with what is or isn't considered blasphemous; in Catholic predominant countries where the Catholic beliefs and methods of praying or citing prayers for different times of the year are more strict, this may be an issue.
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