Meditation – Search for the Divinity Within – What Is Meditation? Part 01

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Meditation – Search for the Divinity Within – What Is

Meditation? Part 01

 

Meditation is a word with many meaning. To some,

meditation is a science of mind. To others, it is an

art, indefinable and mystical. For almost all, it is

difficult to understand. Meditation denotes quiet

introspection or absorption in the divine. It means

exploring, and expanding consciousness. Meditation can

be awakening of inner energies or the discovery of

self understanding. It may be repeating the name of

the Lord with love, or simply collecting oneself for

the day ahead. To all, meditation is a means to

concentrate within, to discover the inner wellsprings

of love and wisdom, of joy and peace.

 

Meditation for spiritual aspirants is a practice of

inner contemplation. Its goal is the realization of

Oneness in the world and in ourselves. The practice

transforms us and perspective of the world. With time,

meditation may grant us ultimate self understanding.

We come to see ourselves and the creation as

manifestations of God’s will. The illusion of

separateness disappears when all is experienced as

One.

 

“Real meditation is getting absorbed in God as the

only thought, the only Goal. God only, only God. Think

God, breathe God, love God, live God.

 

The basic method of meditation is to rise above

thought to the source of thought. The destination is a

state of being beyond the mental process. God cannot

be understood by means of rational explanation or

argument, but by experimental knowledge alone.

 

“As long as one knows he is meditating, one is not

meditating. In that absorption in God, one puts aside

every form and merges in God. In that process the mind

naturally stops” Baba

 

Meditation enables us to transcend the intellect.

There is nothing for us to " Know " in a rational

sense. Actually, what is accomplished is a state of

equanimity in which our divine nature has an

opportunity to manifest itself. For we already possess

divinity within; we need only to become aware of it

and to allow it to emerge and express itself. When

that happens, an inner transformation is achieved.

That transformation results in joy and peace beyond

description.

 

" Dhyana (meditation) is synonymous with the unitive

knowledge of the Godhead. It is.....a vision of path

to the divine. It leads to....the integral reality of

existence-consciousness-bliss (sat-chit-ananda) " Baba

 

Meditation methods, techniques, and goals vary widely

among aspirants and disciples. Some aspirants prefer

an intense regimen;others enjoy a more leisurely

practice. Some aspirants welcome a fixed time and

place for meditation; for others, an unexpected lull

in the day may be more beneficial, even in a crowded

or noisy place. There is no one way to meditate that

precludes all others. Each person must find their own

method.

 

" Can anyone train another in meditation? Or claim to

train? It may be possible to teach a person the

posture, the pose, the position of the legs, feet, or

hands, neck, head or back, the style of breathing or

its speed. But meditation is a function of the inner

man; it involves deep subjective quiet, the emptying

of the mind and filling oneself with the light that

emerges from the divine spark within. This is a

discipline that no text book can teach and no class to

communicate " Baba

 

Continued...Meditation – Search for the Divinity

Within - How Do We Start? Part 02