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The vision of the Divine experienced all around outside is really a reflection of the inner vision. At elementary stage, owing to the outward tendency of mind, the vision seems only an outer experience. But afterwards when the outward tendency weakens the same condition seems to have reflected inwards, prevailing all within. That is then the next state. At this stage one begins to feel absorbed in himself. The condition, further goes on growing finer and finer, though the shore of the Infinite Ocean is far off yet.
38.Meditation is passive. You do nothing. How can it give results?
We meditate on the heart supposing Divine Light to be there. It means you are playing on your own heart, which is itself a sport and a work. You know you are meditating; that means doing something; and the place on which you work, the heart, is also there. And you have to reach your goal; this idea is also there, and you wait for some thing subconsciously. That means you are not inert but so busy that you are doing three things at the same time. So passivity is lost in activity.
39.Suppose impure thoughts come during meditation, what to do Babuji?
You should be unmindful. When you are shifted away you must try to come to the original thought. Our attention should be made to the main i.e. the goal of life. If there are no thoughts for an abhyasi, he must write to his Guru. Thoughts must come. Thoughts should come. If a man regularly meditates, thoughts will subside slowly. For 22 years, I suffered on account of thoughts. Thoughts of Divine can come. Thoughtlessness is wrong. To me thoughts come, but they do not disturb me. If I am transmitting to anybody, the bad thoughts of the abhyasi come to me. They sometimes affect me also, but only for a moment; bad thoughts affect me. Like as looking in a mirror, I read abhyasi's good or bad thoughts.
40.Why is it necessary to proceed with meditation at the first stage of Raja Yoga?
It is quite plain and simple. We are now gathering ourselves at one point so that our individual mind may leave its habit of wandering about, which it has formed. It is now metamorphosing its habit. Meditation is the foundation of spirituality.
41.Why we have to meditate on the heart?