This breath-in, breath-out, stomach-in, tummy-out; this is not meditation. Even animals do not need training in breathing, and we are being taught how to breathe. What’s going on? You know, you should breathe mindfully. Why? Is there anything wrong with your breath? Meditation is nothing but an observation of the naked inner fact. That is meditation. To stand naked and honest in front of what is, that is meditation.
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Questioner: Namaste, Sir. My question today is that World Meditation Day is around the corner, and we see that, with this inner change, meditation is being promoted globally as a tool for stress relief, productivity, and mental wellness. My question is regarding how can modern meditation practitioners, that we are seeing with the younger generation as well, move beyond using meditation as just being a personal calming technique, where mindfulness and heartfulness are used very casually?
Acharya Prashant: The false cannot be turned into Truth. The false can only be seen as false. The false has to be seen as false and just dropped. You cannot paint it as the Truth now. Meditation is nothing but an observation of the naked inner fact. That is meditation. To stand naked and honest in front of what is, that is meditation.
You stand without defenses, justifications, armors, apologies, in front of the bare fact. That is meditation. This breath-in, breath-out, stomach-in, tummy-out. This is not meditation.
