From ~~~ Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj - I Am That, Ch.48
Q:
What is meditation and what are its uses?
M:
As long as you are a beginner certain formalized meditations,
or prayers may be good for you. But for a seeker for reality
there is only one meditation — the rigorous refusal to harbour
thoughts. To be free from thoughts is itself meditation.
Q:
How is it done?
M:
You begin by letting thoughts flow and watching them. The
very observation slows down the mind till it stops altogether.
Once the mind is quiet, keep it quiet. Don’t get bored with
peace, be in it, go deeper into it.
Q:
I heard of holding on to one thought in order to keep other
thoughts away. But how to keep all thoughts away? The very
idea is also a thought.
M:
Experiment anew, don’t go by past experience. Watch your
thoughts and watch yourself watching the thoughts. The state of
freedom from all thoughts will happen suddenly and by the bliss
of it you shall recognize it.
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