Patricia enjoys walking by a river next to her apartment building nearly every day. As she walks,…

Patricia enjoys walking by a river
next to her apartment building nearly every day. As she walks, she loses track
of time and just thinks quietly about her life and experiences, letting her
thoughts come and go without concern. Sometimes she stops to gaze at the river
and enjoys its quiet glistening. After her walks, she always feels refreshed and
ready for life’s next challenges. One day a friend sees her while walking and
says, “Oops, I didn’t mean to interrupt your meditation.” Patricia says, “Oh
I’m not meditating, I’m just taking a walk.” Is Patricia right?

A. Patricia is right. If
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Patricia enjoys walking by a river
next to her apartment building nearly every day. As she walks, she loses track
of time and just thinks quietly about her life and experiences, letting her
thoughts come and go without concern. Sometimes she stops to gaze at the river
and enjoys its quiet glistening. After her walks, she always feels refreshed and
ready for life’s next challenges. One day a friend sees her while walking and
says, “Oops, I didn’t mean to interrupt your meditation.” Patricia says, “Oh
I’m not meditating, I’m just taking a walk.” Is Patricia right?

A. Patricia is right. If she does
not think she is meditating, then she cannot be meditating. B. Patricia is
right because she is not sitting down, and she is not repeating a word over and
over. C. Patricia is not correct. She may not know it, but she is engaged in a
contemplative state. D. Patricia is not correct. She is meditating because she
is in a hypnotic state.