Bhagavān Śrīkṛṣṇa in the Gīta says one should steady the mind in meditation like a lamp burning brightly unflickeringly in a windless space...
| यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता । |
| योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः ॥ ६-१९॥ The Yogi in meditation is advised to steady his mind like this lamp... What a great analogy. Every time I see a lamp that burns bright and unflickering, I realise that the mind with no ambition, no craving, no restlessness, no thought of, "What next?!" naturally experiences light and is filled with a calm bliss like nothing else. There is no need for any external stimuli for that experience! This is truly |
Nirvana. The Sanskrit word निर्वाण means the going out or blowing out of a lamp. It is a negative state. I mean here Nirvana in a positive, bliss-filled state. It is the lamp burning brightly and unflickeringly!
So what if the moment does not last? That single moment is perhaps the connect we are all seeking within, right?
