The Purpose of Meditation

The purpose of meditation is—to awaken through meditation itself. No explanation can ever be the equal of its true understanding, for the language of this awakening is known and grasped only in the context of direct experience.

The purpose of meditation reveals itself as a discovery—the discovery of our inner being. It is the awakening of the heart, which some call self-realization, self-understanding, awakening, God-consciousness, or the experience of non-duality.

It is our innate capacity—to live a meditative, spontaneous life, suffused with perfect peace and equanimity of mind. For we awaken to this recognition—that what we took all this time to be our sole identity, namely a separate 'I', bound only by the rule of mind and constituting our only wealth, is in truth a secondary identity—what many call the 'illusory identity'.

And our true being is the primary identity—a pure consciousness, an experience of unity, fully encompassed within God itself. Ramana Maharshi called this primary identity "I-I". Jesus called it 'Presence', or being filled with the Holy Spirit. The seeker meditates to attain, while the awakened one meditates to sustain. Meditation is not merely a process by name; it is such an awakening wherein we directly experience our inner essence, divine unity, and infinite peace.