MEDITATION

Q: Sir, very often when we are meditating, the mind turns to thoughts which are not good, in spite of trying very hard? Why does this happen and how do we fight these evil influences?

These are not evil influences, my child. Thoughts, both good and unpleasant, will always be present. The more you fight them; by saying they are evil, the more they will grow. But if you accept that all thoughts are your own, however unpleasant they may be, you will soon find that they will reduce in number. And, my child, it is not only during meditation that these thoughts come. They are always there but the silent moment of meditation makes you aware of them. Now once you have accepted that these thoughts are yours and have come up due to the natural imperfections that make you human, you can use the power of prayer to counter them, not fight them.

Let me explain true meditation. It is not only sitting silently in one place and linking with our Lord. Meditation is work, worship and all activity done in His name and His name alone. It is wrong to think that you allot a few minutes of the day to this. You allot the whole day.


It is only when you have learnt to pray and access your soul energies that you can meditate. Meditation involves your soul accessing far higher energies but if you first cannot access your own soul energies how will you access even higher energies?