The word Buddha means “awake” and this peaceful alertness is associated with the activity of meditation. My experience with Buddhism, founded by Gautama Buddha, is meditation related. He is not considered as a god, but as a man who has utilised all the possibilities of a human to gain strength, courage, wisdom and generosity.
Meditation is the mental exercise followed by all religions. All types of meditations, whether it uses a prayer silently or by chanting aloud is a way to silent the mind and make it more receptive for the visions and sounds received in that semi-trance state.
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