Acharya Prashant explains that the true meaning of attention is to be an attendant or a servant of the Truth. He clarifies that attention is not about focusing on specific objects, people, or sounds, but rather a state of constant surrender to the Divine. He distinguishes between attention and concentration, stating that attention is bowing before the formless Truth, which then dictates where one's concentration or focus should be directed. In this sense, concentration must be a slave to attention; the individual does not decide what to look at or whom to meet, but allows the Master to guide their actions. He criticizes popular meditation techniques that involve focusing on images, sounds, or mantras, labeling them as products of the ego. He argues that these methods falsely imply that a person can determine the path or the time to reach the Divine. True attention, according to him, is a twenty-four-hour state of devotion and surrender where one becomes a 'servant of servants.' It is not a scheduled activity performed in a specific corner or posture, but a continuous alignment with the Divine will, where the seeker remains perpetually bowed and follows whatever the Truth commands.
