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* In ''VideoGame/TheSims2'' and ''VideoGame/TheSims4'', Sims who spend long enough meditating begin to levitate, then eventually gain the ability to teleport.

** The "Amnesia" move, which is said to have the Pokémon willing clear its mind, raises the user's Special Defense by two stages.

* In [[Webcomic/BadMachinery John Allison]]'s ''Webcomic/ScaryGoRound'' side-strip ''Giant Days'', Esther's new friend Daisy [[http://scarygoround.com/gd/index.php?date=20101110 flops down into Lotus position (sort of) during a fight]] and then [[http://scarygoround.com/gd/index.php?date=20101111 unleashes the awesome power of Yogic Flying]]. GeorgeHarrison does not approve.

* In ''Webcomic/KoanOfTheDay'' the guru can power up by meditating when he [[http://www.koanoftheday.com/225/ fights the tyger]].

* In the {{Pokemon}} games, Mewtwo is said to spend its time meditating to increase its mental powers.

* In ''GuildWars: Factions'', final boss [[spoiler:Shiro Tagachi]] has the attack "Meditation of the Reaper". He goes into a meditative state and nullifies the next 500 damage he takes while in that state. He stays in the stance for 30 seconds, or until he's taken that 500 damage, whichever is shorter. You do ''not'' want him to spend the full 30 seconds in meditation, because as soon as the stance ends, he steals 20 health from each party member for each second he was in the stance. For those of you playing at home, that's ''600 damage'' to ''everyone in the party'' if he stays in it for 30 seconds.

* This is how Aang in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' is supposed to activate [[LetsGetDangerous the Avatar State]]. The first time he does this, [[spoiler:he gets one-shotted in the back mid-transformation by a DangerouslyGenreSavvy Azula]]. The second time he does this [[spoiler:is the beginning of one of the greatest asskickings ever, directed towards Fire Lord Ozai at the end of the series]].

** The "Calm Mind" technique (which in Japan is appropriately called "Mediation") raises the user's Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage each.

* In ''VideoGame/TheSims2'', meditating sims can learn to teleport by meditating for 14 in-game hours.

* The serene state of mind in ''GGundam'' works exactly like this.

** The "Meditate" move(which is called "Yoga Pose"), which raises the user's Attack by one stage.
*** The "Calm Mind" technique(Which in Japan is appropriately called "Mediation", which does the same, for one stage each, for the user's Special Attack and Special Defense.

* In ''TheSims 2'', meditating sims can learn to teleport by meditating for 14 in-game hours.

* In {{Webcomic/KoanOfTheDay}} the guru can power up by meditating when he [[http://www.koanoftheday.com/225/ fights the tyger]]

* In [[BadMachinery John Allison]]'s ''ScaryGoRound'' side-strip ''Giant Days'', Esther's new friend Daisy [[http://scarygoround.com/gd/index.php?date=20101110 flops down into Lotus position (sort of) during a fight]] and then [[http://scarygoround.com/gd/index.php?date=20101111 unleashes the awesome power of Yogic Flying]]. GeorgeHarrison does not approve.

* Halfway through the battle against Elyon in ''BreathOfFire: Dragon Quarter'', he "begins meditating", with a very large targetting circle locked onto one party member. After three turns, lightning strikes that character and anything nearby, inflicting [[OneHitKill quadruple-digit damage]].

Lots of HotBlooded heroes like to power up by doing something violent. Whether it's PunctuatedForEmphasis while yelling their InTheNameOfTheMoon speech, tearing off a PowerLimiter, shouting as they charge up a {{Ki Attack|s}}, flexing as they invoke the DangerousForbiddenTechnique, or even bleeding. Not [[TheStoic this guy though]]; he expresses his enhanced combat ability by entering the [[UsefulNotes/{{Buddhism}} Lotus Position.]]

** The "Meditate" attack, which raises the user's Attack by one stage.
*** The "Calm Mind" technique, which does the same, for one stage each, for the user's Special Attack and Special Defense.

* In ''StarWarsKnightsOfTheOldRepublic'', Bastila's "battle meditation" is a used as a plot device; it is a rare Force ability that affects the morale and combat skills all of her allies in a given area.

* In {{Webcomic/KoanOfTheDay}} the guru can power up by meditating when he [[fights the tyger|http://www.koanoftheday.com/225/]]

* In ''Hunter X Hunter'' we see the chairman of the Hunter Association, Netero, do this to prepare for his big battle against the Chimera Ants.

* When Worst Buddhist Priest Ever Genjyo Sanzo from ''{{Saiyuki}}'' stops cursing and shooting at you and starts chanting and glowing like he really is an emissary of the gods? Your ass is about to get kicked seven ways to Sunday by a dusty old scroll.