Would you consider contemplation in a journal a mediation?

[Self Discovery]

Do you keep the two separate or do you have days when you simply contemplate for an hour and don't do any traditional mindfulness meditation?

[Leo Gura]

No, they are different.

Meditation is about stilling the mind to an extreme degree.

Contemplation involves using the mind.

[How to be wise]

@Leo Gura have you had any enlightenment experiences from your Kriya yoga practice yet? If not, how long do you think it will take you?

[Leo Gura]

@How to be wise I had an enlightenment experience in my sleep last night.

Mostly what yoga does for me though is raise my baseline level of consciousness throughout the day.