Page 66 - Meditation – Pujya SriRamchandraji Maharaj

point. It has the nature of activity in the lower and consciousness at the higher. That is why consciousness mediates between peace of attainment and perfection which is unchanging, and truth which is constantly being modified by further experience and is also a test of existence.
The necessity for purity is very clear. Purity of the body is helpful for meditation. Thus one should be pure and clean in every respect when he gets into meditation. Thus there is necessary preparation for meditation such as cleaning oneself fully. It makes the meditation healthy and one's attention is not diverted to the body. There is also needed the selection of a pure place which is clean. One has to choose a place where there can be no disturbance atleast during the period of meditation. The time of meditation being regularised one habitually turns towards it when the time arrives. So also when one approaches the place of meditation, the meditative mood will return to him.
The next important step is asana or posture. Master has stated that the natural posture (siddha or ready posture) which we take when
we squat is best. There are mentioned many 66