by Sri Bmal Mohanty
VOL No. 12
July 2001

CHAPTER THIRTEEN - ON MEDITATION - Part 1

The Object of meditation.

"Based on lectures by Sri Bimal Mohanty"

  As a corroboration of this concept as to what is this true Jnana or knowledge? let us seek the answer from Lord Krishna himself.

  In Kshetra Kshetrajna vibhaga Yoga in Bhagavad Gita, it is said:

      Adhyatma jnana nityatvam tatva jnaanaartha darshanam

        Etat jnaanamiti proktam ajnaanam yad ato anyathaa

The knowledge of the true reality and perception of the true source of knowledge is said to be real knowledge. And what is opposed to it is ignorance.

And what is the true source of knowledge ? It is The Bramhan.

Hence Bramhan is to be meditated upon. Meditation in true sense is Bramha chintan alone i.e fixing the mind on Bramhan.

Meditating on anything else may give a little benefit here and there, but is rather an exercise in futility.

This is unquestionably established in true spiritual pursuit.

Tadeva jneyam Tadeva dheyam paramam dhamam sarva shanti sukham.

"That" is the only knowledge worth knowing, worth contemplating upon. That is the final goal where you get all the happiness and peace of mind.

        Bramha jnanahi kevalam tadjneyam tadashrayam

        Ajnanadipita yogam nirarthnisphalam bhramam.

Only the knowledge of the Supreme is the knowledge. That has to be known, that is the final refuge. Because all knowledge has its origin in Him only. As Rishi Svetasvatara also says:

Tameva bhaantam anubhati sarvam tasya bhaasaa sarvamidam vibhati

All enlightenment is His light. By His light everything here shines.