What is Meditation?

Relating to Space – the Only Element that can Reflect Consciousness

Meditation is falling in tune with nature, with Existence. This is your natural state, your true state of bliss. This is connecting with the Ultimate Consciousness.

You see, the universe or the macrocosm is made of the five elements – earth, water, fire, air and space. In the same way, the body, the microcosm, is also made of the same five elements. We can relate to the macrocosm, the Whole, the Divine through any or all of these five elements. The microcosm can experience the macrocosm by relating with these five elements that pervade both.

Relating to the macrocosm through the earth element is worshiping through idols or deities. Deities are made of the earth element, such as clay, brass, copper, etc. So worshiping through them is worshiping through them is worshiping through the earth element. Relating through the water element is offering abhishekas, holy baths to deities or bathing ourselves in holy rivers. Relating through the fire element is performing homas, fire rituals. Relating through the air element is chanting mantras, divine chants. Relating through the space element is meditation. Through these five ways, we can relate to the macrocosm.

Understand, out of the five elements, space is the only element that can reflect consciousness. The four grosser elements, earth, water, fire and air cannot relate with or cannot reflect consciousness. Only space can reflect consciousness. And the way to relate with space energy is meditation.