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THE DYNAMICS OF MEDITATION
In our lives we must clear the clouds and see the beauty and positive energy all around us. Then our whole approach to living changes. Now our subconscious mind is busy with unpleasant, negative, petty things. They cover our smile, cloud our happiness, blur our vision, upset our mood. Life is not upset by big things; they come only rarely. It is the tiny irritations which disturb our lives. If a small incident occurs in your family and you become irritated, it can spoil your whole day. A little ink will ruin your clothes. It takes no time to spoil something but much time to clean it up. People are not ready to take the time to find out why they are unhappy and irritated, or why they lose control of themselves. Meditation means taking that time.
Why do you need to take this time? For years you have been conditioned by your society and its rules, by your teachers and schools, by your parents, your religion, even by the climate and geography of the place where you live. You have been covered by many layers. You have forgotten your real nature which is serene and happy. You need to take time to rediscover your real nature.
There is an old fable which shows what has happened to many of you. Once there was a wise king who ruled his kingdom well. One day his minister came to him and told the king that he had had a dream that the water of the next monsoon would cause all the people who drank it to go crazy. The king became very much concerned. So he decided to cover the palace from the rain so that someone in the land would remain sane and capable of ruling. This was done. When the monsoon started and the people began to drink the water, they began to feel light-headed
