Acharya Prashant clarifies that true meditation is not a blissful experience or a specific activity limited to a certain time; rather, it is the fire of awareness that shines on all activities throughout the twenty-four hours of a day. He critiques the common tendency to treat meditation as entertainment or self-deception, where individuals seek pleasure or chemical-induced bliss instead of objectively observing reality. True meditation involves the honesty to see oneself as one truly is, which can be painful and uncomfortable, often described as a 'fire' that burns away false self-images. He emphasizes that meditation is not a sequence in a daily routine but a continuous state of dispasisonate observation and awareness of life as it happens.
