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ध्यान दिन में दो बार, या लगातार? || आचार्य प्रशांत, ज़ेन कोआन पर (2018)
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Meditation
Awareness
Truth
Mind
Maya
Kabir Saheb
Buddhahood
Devotion
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that being constantly meditative does not mean abandoning worldly activities like playing football or visiting a market. Instead, it means maintaining a steadfast devotion to the Truth amidst all life's events. He uses the metaphor of walking through a market while holding the hand of a loved one—whether one calls that presence a beloved, a father, a mother, or a friend like Shri Krishna. This presence ensures that the world does not overpower the individual, making life's experiences more meaningful rather than something to be avoided. Meditation is the act of remaining established in the right place regardless of external circumstances. He further clarifies that there is no such thing as a final, irreversible state of enlightenment where one can afford to stop being alert. Even a Buddha must remain meditative, though for him it becomes a natural state. Acharya Prashant warns that as long as one resides in a physical body, the potential for falling back into old patterns and delusions remains. He quotes Kabir Saheb to emphasize that the mind should never be considered truly dead; it is like a corpse that can still breathe, and Maya can strike just when one feels most secure. Therefore, continuous awareness is essential to prevent the 'staining of one's cloth' by worldly impurities.