"Keep your attention fixed on the Heart."

[Guest guest]

"The visitors, devotees and the inmates would be spending many hours in

meditation seated in front of Bhagavan, both in the mornings and in the

evenings. One day I told Bhagavan:

'I feel so bad at not being able to meditate when everyone is taking to it so

seriously. Please instruct me as to how to meditate.'

Bhagavan looked at me with eyes filled with compassion and said:

'Listen, the Heart on the right side of the chest is the spiritual centre where

the Lord dwells. Keep your attention fixed on this Heart. This is the best form

of meditation.'

 

I then asked him whether there was any particular posture which is conducive to

meditation. He replied:

'Any posture is all right. The important thing is to keep the attention fixed on

the Heart.'

 

Santamma, who was nearby remarked:

'How lucky you are to receive instructions from Bhagavan himself!'"

 

(Meenakshi in: Unforgettable Years, p. 108)

 

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