In Tuesday's commentary ("Quiet contemplation of common ground"), Review editor Chua Mui Hoong stated that when the various religions come to meditate, "they are all engaged in a practice both unique to their tradition and common to all faiths: reaching God through silence".
Buddhists do not have a belief in a creator god and also do not meditate to reach god through silence.
We meditate to cultivate samadhi (concentration ) and prajna (wisdom).
This wisdom culminates in nirvana, which is the complete cessation of suffering, attaining Buddhahood.
This is not communion with god or gods.
By Shi Chuan Guan (Shi Zhixing)
Dharma Propagation Chair
Singapore Buddhist Federation
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