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Some people's mind is so fickle that they are not able to meditate. In this situation we should once again resort to the anekantic view. We should measure every person independently. Understand them as different individuals. Those who cannot do meditation, make them do some chanting (jap). Make them practice breath-control. Make them practice with the vibrations of sound. The one who practices bhramari pranayama gradually drifts into meditation. Sitting in one posture, the practitioner makes the sound of a bee for five, ten or fifteen minutes and slowly drifts into a state of meditation.
For everybody the same solution does not work. One cannot cling to just one thing. All the dogmatism and persistent assaults against truth are results of looking at only one aspect.
Desisting dogmatism: anekanta
A man was drinking water. There was more dirt in the pond than water. Along with the water he was drinking, he was taking in some dirt. But he continued drinking. A sensible man said, “A little further away there is a pond full of water. Go there and drink clean water and quench your thirst. Why
Acharya Mahaprajna
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