Meditation is very different from the usual prayer. It is concentration used only to know God. Don't remain on the surface of words. Your soul must dive
deep into the ocean of perception. God-contact can be accomplished through regular, intense, long-continued meditations. During
Meditation, any material vibration sent forth by the
ego, or
body consciousness, helps to awaken the material desire to revive the consciousness of the body, and to dispel the consciousness of the vastness in Spirit. While the demons of sensations and thoughts dance in the temples of body and mind, it is difficult to recognize God, who remains hidden behind the veil of silence within.You must remember that during deep meditation, when the
breath becomes
calm, a very enjoyable state of peace is produced, but due to the ego-consciousness, the thought of the body returns, and the fickle, loud breath revives, rousing all material desires and sense-distractions. You should not be discouraged at this, but, by deeper meditation, learn to calm the breath and the senses.