The Yoga of Contemplation in Daily Meditation
Writing or speaking about meditation is often tedious and misleading. It is like trying to explain the flavor of an orange: it cannot be done with words alone. So we hold out our hand with a slice and say: “Taste it! It is sweet, it is fresh.” And in that instant, the direct experience is achieved.
We finish the slice, then eat the rest of the orange. We want more, and so we discover the farmer, the orange grove, the various botanical species — an entire universe that began from a single initial taste. Later, science investigates the orange, identifies its vitamins, and nutritionists study its origin. But it all started with a taste.
Meditation is the exact same. You take a first taste, and an entire inner world unfolds. The guide is simply a friend handing you a slice of the orange.
In our modern world, thousands travel to the East or devour endless books, hopping between different techniques in search of a complicated spiritual market. But what do we truly need? We simply need to return to the taste: put the slice in our mouth, chew slowly without rush, and let its flavor flood our senses. We need to reclaim our body and not treat it as an enemy of the ego. The body is who we are — beautiful or imperfect, it is our living vessel, filled with the fullness of life.
People often debate whether a glass is half full or half empty. For a meditator, the glass is always completely full: half is full of liquid, and the other half is full of air. You drink water and air simultaneously. Together they represent the completeness of life.
If the infinite is accessible, all we have to do is let the infinite think through us in its silence. That is what effortless meditation teaches.
Seeing Silence: The Simple Contemplative Experience
I invite you to discover the silence that can be seen with your own eyes in a simple, enveloping contemplative state. You don’t need a monastery: you can even practice it in a noisy setting (as long as it is free from aggressive hostility).
How do you do it? Pick any ordinary object near the source of noise. Look at it gently and let the sound flow past. Imagine you are seeing the quiet silence anchored within that object. Just as you can easily imagine an invisible line connecting two points, you can easily perceive the silence inside things. You soon realize that the silence within objects is simply your own inner silence.
We do not see solely with our eyes or hear solely with our ears; consciousness projects both vision and sound. Through meditation, we consciously direct our inner evolution, generating waves of coherence (alpha waves) that radiate into the surrounding environment.
Meditation is never performed solely for oneself: over time, you realize you are practicing for the benefit of all living beings. When you sit to meditate at any hour of the day, countless other practitioners across the globe are sitting at that very moment. The waves of calm you generate meet theirs naturally across the planet. There are no walls that can block waves of coherence.
Meditation requires zero strain. Sit comfortably, close your eyes, allow the mantra to resonate effortlessly, and let thoughts drift like clouds. Even 15 to 20 minutes fills your day with light.
Then go about your daily life and smile — because the Universe takes care of everything else.
Thank you.
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