contemplative practice
C1399
concept
Contemplative practice is a structured, often ritualized activity—such as meditation, prayer, or reflective journaling—intended to cultivate sustained attention, self-awareness, and insight into one’s inner experience or reality.
All labels observed (17)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| samadhi | 12 |
| contemplative practice canonical | 5 |
| meditative practice | 4 |
| meditation | 3 |
| meditation aid | 2 |
| reflective practice | 2 |
| Ignatian contemplation | 1 |
| forgiveness practice | 1 |
| form of contemplation | 1 |
| insight meditation | 1 |
| insight meditation framework | 1 |
| mantra meditation | 1 |
| meditation framework | 1 |
| meditative exercise | 1 |
| mind–body practice | 1 |
| moving meditation | 1 |
| structured contemplative practice | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: contemplative practice
Generated description
Contemplative practice is a structured, often ritualized activity—such as meditation, prayer, or reflective journaling—intended to cultivate sustained attention, self-awareness, and insight into one’s inner experience or reality.
Instances (36)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Samadhi of Ranjit Singh, Lahore | samadhi |
| Christian meditation | — |
| Contemplation to Attain Love | Ignatian contemplation |
| Eightfold Path | meditation framework |
| Tai Chi | mind–body practice |
| Veer Bhoomi | samadhi |
| Shanti Van | samadhi |
| Vipassana | insight meditation |
|
samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi
surface form:
Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi
|
samadhi |
| samadhi of Mahadev Desai | samadhi |
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samadhi of Kasturba Gandhi
surface form:
Samadhi of Kasturba Gandhi
|
samadhi |
| Zen koans | meditation aid |
|
samadhi of Rajguru
surface form:
Samadhi of Rajguru
|
samadhi |
| samadhi of Sukhdev | samadhi |
| Transcendental Meditation | mantra meditation |
| Surya Namaskar | meditative practice |
| The Mother’s Samadhi | samadhi |
| Rosary mysteries | meditation aid |
| Hesychasm | — |
| Tukaram Maharaj Samadhi | samadhi |
| Yin Yoga | meditative practice |
| philosophical meditations | reflective practice |
| Qigong | meditative exercise |
| internal alchemy | meditative practice |
| inner alchemy | meditative practice |
| critical inquiry | reflective practice |
| Meditatio Tertia | meditation |
| Meditatio quinta | meditation |
| Zen meditation | — |
| Samadhi of Dr. Rajendra Prasad | samadhi |
| Jesus Prayer | — |
| Lamrim meditation | structured contemplative practice |
| Mahamudra meditation | — |
| Four Foundations of Mindfulness | insight meditation framework |
|
samadhi of Sambhaji Maharaj
surface form:
Samadhi of Sambhaji Maharaj
|
samadhi |
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hooponopono
surface form:
Ho‘oponopono
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forgiveness practice |