What Is the Difference Between Concentrative Meditation and Mindfulness Meditation

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Multiple Choice

What is the difference between concentrative meditation and mindfulness meditation?

• A) Concentrative meditation involves imagining travelling outside of one's body and mindfulness involves imagining travelling inside one's body.
• B) Concentrative meditation involves imagining oneself as someone else and mindfulness involves focusing on all of one's sensations.
• C) Concentrative meditation involves cognitive processes and mindfulness involves perceptual processes.
• D) Concentrative meditation involves actively focusing on a mantra and mindfulness involves focusing on the flow of thoughts that naturally occur.

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