There is an important difference to note between healing and curing.

Curing an illness implies that it disappears completely, that there is an absence of physical disease. It is not a process, it is a goal. Someone is considered to be cured when there is no disease.

Healing, on the other hand, is a process, and as such it takes many forms. It is possible that healing and curing look the same. It is also possible that healing means acceptance of one’s self, or realigning with some of the deeper issues which either caused or contributed to the rise of the initial problem, while the physical disease remains .

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This post was originally posted on AboutMeditation.com.

What does it mean to meditate on something?

This is a phrase people throw around a lot. Have a problem? “Go meditate on that.”

Hit a roadblock in deciding what job to take, or where to live? “I’ll go meditate on that.”

But what does this mean?

Meditating on something is not simply thinking about it. It is not journaling, or dialoging, creating charts and graphs, nor is it working with a therapist.

All of these can be excellent tools for growth, understanding, and support, but they are not meditation.

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