Becoming the Master of Thought... Contd

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By: Arun Goel, Health And Yoga

One truth that I have realized is that meditation need not be a journey where the finish line is Utopia while the path is full of thorns. No sir, it need not be. In fact, I have begun to see the truth behind the statement that meditation is both a process and a goal. As you delve into the meditation process, you will start seeing situations with a new perspective and more as a 'witness. You will start feeling the control slowly flowing into you as you set out to realize this with a true spiritual purpose. Every small step taken serves to alter your thinking just that bit and makes the experience of living that much lighter and fuller.

Issues that would normally agitate you, become surprisingly fewer in number while an aura of peace starts overcoming you. You can start switching off from disturbing situations more easily than you could ever do in the past.

Isn't that a reason good enough to be on the meditative path without the need to achieve any goal?
How do we get into the meditative path?

For different mindsets, there are different techniques - one really has to find out for oneself what works best, perhaps, under the guidance of a spiritual Guru. In subsequent issues, I may touch upon certain techniques that help you practice effective meditation.

But at this point, I'll leave you to ponder whether you would like to experience meditation for the broader reason of - 'freedom from the bondage of thought'?

It is my belief that unless you really make that a reason, the lesser by-products of stress-relief, relaxation, vitality etc. will only be illusory.