Editing Contemplation (section)

== Judaism ==
{{Further|Jewish meditation}}
A number of sources have described the importance of contemplation in Jewish traditions, especially in [[Jewish meditation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-01-30-me-1756-story.html|title=Meditation Grows in Popularity Among Jews : Contemplation: The rediscovery of ancient tradition makes it a port of re-entry to Judaism, proponents say.|date=1993-01-30|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-09}}</ref> Contemplation was central to the teaching of the Jewish philosopher Maimonides, who taught that contemplating God involves recognizing moral perfection, and that one must interrupt contemplation to attend to the poor.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UncLjJggeQgC&pg=PA110|title=Maimonides: A Guide for Today's Perplexed|last=Seeskin|first=Kenneth|date=1991|publisher=Behrman House, Inc|isbn=978-0-87441-509-4|pages=110|language=en}}</ref> Contemplation has also been central to the [[Musar movement]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1yEL1YUaL1YC|title=Everyday Holiness: The Jewish Spiritual Path of Mussar|last=Morinis|first=Alan|date=2008-12-02|publisher=Shambhala Publications|isbn=978-0-8348-2221-4|language=en}}</ref>