You are all perhaps aware of meditation. So much is written about it and talked about. There are so many different types of meditation that a whole book can be written about it. The classic example of meditation may be aptly described as an act in which the meditator is meditating on an object of meditation. The whole purpose is to supposedly concentrate the mind on one single object. True, doing concentration of the mind on an object will improve concentration. But, it will get you nowhere near the Truth. Almost everyone thinks of meditation as an act that is accomplished by sitting in one position, in a quiet place or walking in a quiet place and keeping the thought focused on an object. The object could be anything like an idol of your favorite Deity or a color or just abstract images. So, what is the problem of meditating in this manner, you may ask.
To begin with, meditation means to think or contemplate or ponder about. When you realize that meditation is just a process of contemplation or pondering, you realize that this can be done literally anywhere. No doubt, having a quieter surroundings will initially aid in allowing one to ponder on a subject or object. But as you will see later on in this discussion, it is not necessary to be in one place or position or environment to be meditating. Meditation can be done right in the middle of a busy traffic intersection for all that matters.
The most important thing in meditation is to meditate on the meditator. Yes, that is right. Meditate on the meditator that is "you" or your self. So, how to go about doing this? Keep asking your self the question, "Who is it that is meditating?". No doubt, the answer will be "I am meditating". Then the next question will be to ask your self "Who is this I?" or " Who am I?". In asking this question, you are not just letting the mind wander all over the place. Your aim is to find out the source of the "I". Keep the mind fixed on the source of "I". Perhaps you could ask the question " Where is this I arising from?". In doing so, the mind becomes still and merges with its source. The meditator and the object of meditation become ONE. This is true meditation.
With constant practice, it becomes possible to do this inquiry, or contemplation, or pondering, or meditation, or whatever else you may want to call this practice, in any place and at any time. In fact, the meditator ceases to exist as a separate entity from the object of meditation (which in this case is the Source of the I).
True meditation should be constant till clarity and peace itself become part of your waking hours. The feeling that you are meditating should subside gradually and all that is left is pure beingness in all its glory.
