SITTING ERECT, CLOSING THE EYES AND CONTROLLING THE THOUGHTS...

is just a small part of this Sacred Activity called Meditation in me..

As in other times, these thoughts alone without an exception forcibly get their work done through my words and deeds before I realize what had happened. And this game or ploy goes on and on indefinitely in me even though I may be feeling all along that I'm doing my best in the given situation..

Of course, there's no problem if these thoughts are limited around and are on the lines of Truth in Nature. But for an ordinary man like me with the normal understanding of life it's surely a Herculean Task to check them as they basically originate from the primitive concept in me that 'The self is all!'

But I'm not all that helpless here and can still bridle the unwanted thoughts with me in a fine way. If we imagine these stream of thoughts likened to a ferocious tiger moving in our surroundings.. No problem.. We can do a similar job as initially man had done to ensure safety in our surroundings with the tiger by our side..

• Here the man initially studied every quality of the 'King of the Forest' himself physically keeping away from the proximity of the animal thru' metal barriers and thus ultimately became indirectly the Master of the animal allowing the quality 'Majesty' as is but gently controlling the damaging part of His 'Ferociousness' in the nearby areas for the ultimate good and safety of the surroundings! 

Thus, I too should initially start watching the tiger like my mind through a protected enclosure which is ultimately nothing but myself straightaway embracing a disciplined life and with such a care as I start watching this tiger like my mind, I can distinctly see 2 qualities of me there in Viz.,

• Like the tiger's Majestic expression, a Heroic quality in me ready to help the people around and 
• Like the tiger's ruthless attitude of attacking and harming, the parallel hidden attitude of mine ready to overrule/suppress the same people.. 

Here, the 1st quality of mine is to be freely allowed all the time with the 2nd one kept well under constant check.. If done this way, my mind soon becomes highly dynamic by

• Retaining the original Heroic qualities of man simultaneously 
• Discarding the associated ruthless and overruling attitudes 

and maintains a true balance in me.. And the constant attention needed from my side to retain this ultimate balance alone is the 'True Meditation' in my life!

Key words: Meditation, Balance, Ruthless, Overruling, Heroic