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Prayer is communication with a God(1), while meditation is simply quieting of the mind(2).
Therefore, one is not a warped form of the other. The two are distinct.
Finally, meditation is a etymologically a western term(3)
(1) http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prayer (2) http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meditation (3) http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=meditation
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Prayer is communication with a God(1), while meditation is simply quieting of the mind(2).
Therefore, one is not a warped form of the other. The two are distinct.
Finally, meditation is a etymologically a western term(3)
(1) http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prayer (2) http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meditation (3) http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=meditation