Meditation is the practice of quieting stresses to the mind by use of sitting and breathing techniques.

For the writings by René Descartes, see Meditations on First Philosophy.

For the writings by Marcus Aurelius, see Meditations.

Meditation is the name of an 1885 painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau.

Meditations (album) is the title of a 1965 jazz album by saxophonist John Coltrane.

The Meditations, a Jamaican reggae group

For meditation as practiced in Buddhism, see Buddhist meditation

A form of music, generally of a plaintive or meditative state. The most famous is Jules Massenet's Meditation violin solo from Thaïs.

"Meditation" is a bossa nova song by Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Meditation (Toshiko Akiyoshi Quartet) is the title of a 1971 jazz quartet album by pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi.