I came to Christianity from Hindu eastern meditation practice, back in my college days in 1981. I had been faithfully doing the practice for about 6 or 7 years; 20 minutes in the morning 20 minutes in the evening. It was supposed to relax you and be mind expanding. Not exactly the truth, although, 20 minutes of quiet in the morning and evening is a good thing to do. You are given a meaningless Sanskrit syllable to repeat, in reality it is not meaningless, it is the name of a Hindu deity, a demon.
Eastern meditation is very different from Christian meditation; I have done both. In Eastern meditation you empty your mind and let demons do whatever they like. In Christian meditation you fill your mind with Christ, peace, and love.
