The myth of meditation and concentration || On Vivekachudamani (2018)
चित्तमूलो विकल्पोऽयं चित्ताभावे न कश्चन । अतश्चित्तं समाधेहि प्रत्यग्रूपे परात्मनि ॥
cittamūlo vikalpo’yaṃ cittābhāve na kaścana ataścittaṃ samādhehi pratyagrūpe parātmani
This apparent universe has its root in the mind and never persists after the mind is annihilated. Therefore, dissolve the mind by concentrating it on the Supreme Self, which is thy inmost Essence.
~ Verse 407
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Questioner: In Verse 407 of Vivekachudamani, it is advised to dissolve the mind by concentrating it in the Supreme Self, which is one’s inmost Essence. Is this inmost essence the same as the ‘I am’, the natural sense of being felt in the Heart? If so, is it enough to fix the attention on this, both in my meditations and as I go through the day by bringing the attention back every time it wanders away? Would that kind of concentration be sufficient, or is something more required?
Acharya Prashant:
