Question: What is meditation?
Q: What is meditation?
Answer: Meditation is relaxing deeply...
Sri Sri: Meditation is
not trying to think of something. Meditation is relaxing deeply. If you are concentrating on a problem, then you are not relaxing.
Meditation is almost like sleep, but it's not sleep. It is what happens right after
Sudarshan Kriya - when you are lying down, what's on your mind?
Nothing! There is nothing. It's blank. That is meditation. Or, when you are really happy or when you are resting, then, what is the state of your mind?
That is a meditative mind.
Even when you are in deep love... and you are reposing in love, then that is meditation.
It's very simple! When the mind becomes free from agitation, when it becomes calm and serene, and is at peace, then meditation happens.
By meditation you can turn your body into a powerhouse as your generate an inner source of energy.
Q: How can I be assured of salvation and a perfect life on this planet?
Sri Sri: You need a warranty on the spiritual path also, don't you?!
Examine how much time you spend on the spiritual path...
Evaluate the seva (service) you are doing...How much are you meditating?
There should be a balance between seva and meditation. Those who do a lot of service get burnt out, if they don't make time for meditation, and those, who only meditate, become 'dry', if they don't make time for service. So you need both - service and meditation.
Q: What is the best way to reach bliss?
Sri Sri: What is the best way? - One is, by meditating, and the other, is by serving the people around you - by getting into some service activity.
You know the technique to get depressed is to sit and only think: "What about me? What about me?" - all the time! That's good enough to get thoroughly depressed!
Seeing God within you is meditation. Seeing God in the people around you is love, is service. They go hand-in-hand.
Q: How to pray? I was raised in a non-religious environment.
Sri Sri: Meditation is the best form of prayer. In meditation you surrender, you say let thy will be done. You may light a candle, chant Om Namaha Shivaya.
Q: What is more important - career or family?
Sri Sri: When you watch TV, what is more important - the scenes or the sound? Both! One supports the other. Similarly, when one has no family, what is use of a career? Career is for supporting one's family. To support oneself, a career is not required. Likewise, when one has no career, how can one support one's family?
