The preferred method of mediation is the one that works for you - the one you stick with. The traditional methods of all traditions have become traditional because they work and they will work across all traditional barriers as well. However a Christian may find herself more comfortable within a Christian framework of contemplation and of course this should be taken under consideration. All meditative rivers run deep and all lead to the ocean - we must each find our own river though. Sometimes we'll know from the very first practice that this is the right path for us and for others it may be weeks or even years of experimenting. We must strive not to allow ourselves to become professional "experimenters" and change simply for the excitement of a new program. We are striving to reach a new depth of consciousness and that can be achieved by the singular devotion of a working path. If we change every time we're about to breakthrough - we'll never reach that new depth. So once a path is chosen stick with it for at least a bit of time with sincere commitment - there is an ocean waiting after all.
Peace,
Eric
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