Acharya Prashant explains that one must draw a distinction between meditation and methods of meditation. He states that what people usually ask about are the methods, which are often mistakenly called meditation itself. True meditation is defined as attention, understanding, and the very act of listening carefully. It is what makes us human and is at the center of our humanness. Meditation is not a specific, time-bound activity but a continuous, uninterrupted, 24/7 state of being, much like breathing. The body cannot wait to breathe, and similarly, consciousness cannot wait to meditate. Methods, by their very definition, have a start and a stop, are limited by conditions, and are for beginners to get a taste of inner peace, encouraging them to delve deeper into the real thing. The speaker elaborates that meditation is a way of life, the most beautiful love affair one can have—a romance with the Truth. It is an unending date with the Truth. This state of being is not about performing a ritual or adopting a specific posture. For instance, if one has to close their eyes to meditate, they cannot meditate while driving, yet driving is when meditation is most needed to avoid road rage. This indicates a fundamental misunderstanding. The methods of meditation are like samples offered at a shop; they give a taste to entice one to buy the whole product. However, people often get satisfied with the samples, which is a form of stinginess and dishonesty towards oneself. This reluctance to pay the full price for the Truth is what the methods of meditation represent. True meditation is a crazy, stubborn love for the Truth that possesses one's entire life. It is not a separate activity but is present in all actions, whether reading a book, baking bread, or washing clothes. The speaker uses the example of Sant Kabir, who found wisdom while weaving clothes, demonstrating that meditation is being with the beloved (Truth) even while engaged in ordinary tasks. In this state, one is no longer the master; meditation becomes the master, and it speaks and acts through the individual. It is a subtle and silent love affair where one is here and yet not here, seeing the whole in the part and deathlessness in death. Commercial spirituality, however, has reduced meditation to a product that can be taught and sold, a trick to fool the ego. The Truth, however, demands unconditional and continuous surrender, not a trick.