Atma Dharma

Author(s): Champat Rai Jain
Publisher: Champat Rai Jain

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compared with which all that the senses of man can produce in the shape of a pleasurable feeling is absolutely worthless and insipid. This will, in its turn, induce the will to cling to its own pure self with greater tenacity, and, finally, also, in due course of time, establish it in the perfection of Knowledge and Bliss.
To acquire the habit of meditation, it is necessary to court the company of men who are interested in the investigation of the soul, and of books that deal with the subject of self-realisation. But more important than these is the cultivation of the habit of thinking for one self and of applying the mind to feel the being of the soul directly by an effort of one's will. The place for meditation should be a quiet retreat--a forest, a garden, the top of a mountain, a cave, an unoccupied house, and the like--where there is no danger of interruption by women, children, or animals, and which is not exposed to danger, nor characterised by extremes of heat and cold. Such a place is necessary for sustained mental concentration and it is the mental concentration that is to be developed.
As for time, any moment is suitable for meditation when the mind can be concentrated with ease. Those who are best qualified to speak on the subject, however, recommend the three periods of morning, noon and evening as the most