Page 102 - Meditation – Pujya SriRamchandraji Maharaj

generally concludes that he had drifted away from the point and had missed meditation for the time. But it is not so. The awareness remains only so long as our thought remains in touch with the physical mind. But when it goes deeper into the finer layers of consciousness the physical awareness is lost although silent meditation goes on unconsciously in the sub- conscious mind. The only thing to be done under the circumstances is to revert gently to the object, whenever one feels himself lost, and he should go into meditation again without the least worry for the previous unawareness.
The other error, perhaps the most serious one, relates to the abnormal rush of thoughts during meditation. This is generally most annoying to an Abhyasi, though in fact it is not so if it is properly dealt with. The ceaseless flow of thoughts is not confined only to the meditation hours but it continues every moment. But it is more acutely felt during meditation because at that time we try to make ourselves empty of all thoughts and ideas. In other words, we try to create a thought-vacuum in our conscious mind. Now, just as the rush of air towards the vacuum is stronger so must the rush of thoughts be more forceful towards the thought-
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