Meditations on First Philosophy Review

Rene Descartes is the author of the book Meditations on First Philosophy: In Which the Existence of God and The Real Distinction of Mind and Body are Demonstrated. There are six meditations which were discussed in the book.

The Battle between Mindfulness and Active Meditation

Mindfulness meditation however is contradictory to active meditation. This type of meditation involves not pure sitting but letting your body move – from slow to intense movements. It is a process where a practitioner can undo all suppression as well as negative emotions by letting the body move and easily go into stillness.