1. continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature;

   "the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge"
   

2. (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects)

1.（宗教中）默想，打坐，冥想
meditation is the act of remaining in a silent and calm state for a period of time, as part of a religious training, or so that you are more able to deal with the problems of everyday life.

e.g. Many busy executives have begun to practice yoga andmeditation.
许多忙碌的主管开始练习瑜伽和冥想。

2.深思熟虑;苦思冥想
meditation is the act of thinking about something very carefully and deeply for a long time.

e.g. ...the man, lost inmeditation, walking with slow steps along the shore...
这名陷入沉思中的男子，沿着岸边慢慢地走着
e.g. In his lonely meditations Antony had been forced to the conclusion that there had been rumours.
独自静心想来，安东尼断定曾有流言蜚语。

3.（关于某主题的）感想,沉思录
Ameditation on a particular subject is something such as a piece of writing or a speech which expresses deep thoughts about that subject.

e.g. In fact, the entire novel is a longmeditation on childbearing and mortality...
实际上，整部小说就是一部关于生儿育女与道德伦理的长篇沉思录。
e.g. The title track is a pointedmeditation on a continent gone wrong.
主打歌是对一个误入歧途的大陆的深刻沉思。

1. 冥想曲：泰伊思冥想曲(meditation)是歌剧Thais(泰伊思)中一个很著名的片段,描写一个基督教修道士想传教给一个叫泰伊思的女子,泰伊思本不愿放弃自己原来的信仰,但经过一段长长的冥想之后,她改变了主意.

2. 禅：从50年代起,人们憧憬回归自然,返朴归真,重新关注民间医学,除了中国针灸、中药、气功、推拿、整骨疗法之外,还有顺势疗法(HomeoPathy)、印度草药(Ayurreda、Siddha、Unani...)、瑜伽(Yaga)、坐禅(meditation)以及来源于中医的日本汉方(Kampo