He espoused the benefits of meditation, but how to meditate is not mentioned in any of the volumes. The Gita also mentions that we should meditate and Krishna advises Arjuna to experience his presence by meditating on the heart, but the question still remains, “How to meditate?” People advise us to meditate at Sahasra-dal-Kamal, Nabhi, Trikuti, the tip of the nose, and even on an external flame, but how to meditate and how to become meditative?

“Heartfulness offers a simple system of meditation which utilises Pranahuti so that even beginners can easily meditate. With the aid of the Guide we can experience the shift in our consciousness as we continue to practise.

Heartfulness Meditation is one way of experiencing the presence of god by allowing our hearts to open. The tragedy of modern times is the omission altogether of the spiritual existence. Can we think that a bird can fly with only one wing? No, it needs both the wings. We need to progress materially and also spiritually. The material and spiritual life must go together. The two wings of a bird represent the material and spiritual wings of life. Just as the tail of the bird gives direction to fly on two wings, so the heart provides direction to life.

“When we meditate on the heart, everything becomes very simple: direction comes, our heart becomes our inner guru, and we don’t need to search outside anymore. Even when a guru is there and tells you to do something, still the heart will guide you whether to do it or not. And the heart can only guide clearly and with confidence when it is pure and the conscience is clear.

“People often say that their heart says something and their mind something else; there is a conflict. And some say that they cannot make out whether it is the heart or mind speaking. There is an easy way to find out. If your eyes are seeing properly, does the heart congratulate you that you are able to see well? If you are able to hear well, does the heart congratulate you that you are hearing well? But when you are not able to see or hear well, then the heart will immediately guide you to consult a doctor.

“If you tell a lie, your heart will immediately let you know, but if you tell the truth your heart will not respond because it is natural. When something wrong is happening, the voice of your heart increases: don’t do, don’t do, don’t do. When you suppress the voice of the heart, by not listening to it, then slowly the heart will stop signalling. Then you start becoming like a stone. You may have heard of the example of Ahilya. We also can become like Ahilya, stone-like. One whose heart has become like a stone is lower than animals. So, it is important to clean the heart, meditate on the heart, make the heart like a temple. We will not gain anything by wandering outside.