Origination of meditative praying?

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When praying the rosary, we are meditating on God. So what did meditation originate? Thank you very much
 
From one perspective, it came from Our Lady, the mother of Jesus even before her divine son was born.

"When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” 16And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. 17And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child. 18And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. 19But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart. "
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 Gospel of Luke, chapter 2
Another interesting note… It is said that the Stations of the Cross devotion was literally begun by Mary herself after the death and resurrection of her son.
 
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meditation is part of the monastic tradition and well used within within Lecto Divini.

lecto Divini has 4 steps

reading

meditating on what you read

praying on that

contemplation
 
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If you mean eastern type meditation…then pretty well from the time of the Early Church.
Look up hesychiasm.
 
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