We should gauge our selves from the thoughts, vrutties (intention) and feelings that arise within us in waking condition and especially expressed while performing the work and in dreams. Sadhak of life has to develop the continuity of the Bhavna at all the time of the day. It is not that important whether the tool was practiced in certain way, sitting in meditation for 3-4 hours, showed certain firmness or followed the rules strictly. The true measure of sadhana is the result of all these efforts. It includes, the increase in the living and creative Bhavna in our daily routine work, degree of engagement in the One, increase in the intensity of the Bhavna and development of love and devotion towards Satguru. Our attention and importance should be focused on these measures and that is true meditation. It may not be necessary to sit in the meditation if our Bhavna towards our goal is unadulterated. It is very necessary for us to do inner and outer sadhana with the appropriate tools in this manner so that we can achieve above mentioned condition. Tools like japa, vrat, certain external behavior, worship, dhyana, attaining knowledge and wisdom, love and devotion, work etc are practiced to change our vruttie and Bhavna, direct it towards God and become full of love and devotion towards Him in all its entirety. So please do not measure the progress in meditation with number of hours. It all depends upon the awareness about the peace and silence produced by the intense Bhavna during meditation, duration of this effect and how we use this effect to good use. Awareness is a measure of the progress. The real measure is how fast our whole life progresses towards our goal, how the nectar released from the lively practice of meditation with love and devotion intoxicates our life and spreads its fragrance in our Satwa.
Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan Sanshodhan
Edition 6; Pages 209 - 210.
