Write a short article about meditation. First person. In the form of a confidential conversation. Based on the text in quotation marks, but systematizing and synthesizing information, regrouping it. “Disconnecting from the outside world, from the endless dialogue with himself, a person concentrates in himself - his inner space, in order to leave the usual limits of words, thoughts, feelings in deep peace and experience, learn in his own experience the otherwise unknown. This is an approach to the essence of things, to one’s “poetic self.” By overcoming habitual models, identifications, programs, by transcending, we become freer. This is essentially the path of freedom. This is a state of freedom, which is much more internal, like any semantics, than external. I especially want to emphasize: there is no need to try to define anything, you just need to explain. And when a person himself goes through some path of meditation, when he reads dozens of books, when he experiences it himself, then he will understand what meditation is. Only when you work will you gain experience.” “When they talk about driving thoughts out of the head, we are talking only about visual or verbal images - fragments of physical, vital or mental reality. It is about fragments - about unfinished or not really started thoughts. Typically, one or more related phrases spoken by the inner voice are called a thought. But it should be called verbal rubbish - so as not to mislead anyone regarding the essence of meditation techniques. The latter are aimed at cleansing the mind from the flow of words, but not at all at liberation from thought.” "For most techniques, the only possible way to designate a pure, absolute thought that has no everyday, everyday content is to stop thinking. The only image of absolute thought is emptiness. All thoughts are clogged with non-thoughts: monotonous sounds, words, rhythms. However, the most effective for modern man may be a meditation technique based on the formula “A thought is a thought.” After all, in order to cleanse yourself from the flow of ordinary thoughts, it is not necessary to concentrate on the thought of a thought, and such a thought, which has itself as the subject of thinking, is at the same time. empty and meaningful, frees you from the flow of thoughts, but does not stop thinking. “Meditation is consciousness without a mind, an open sky without walls surrounding it. We can destroy the walls of this house, but not this room, because “room” means nothing more than a space enclosed by walls. Now the room will be an unlimited space. The room will be here in the open air. Of course, it will no longer be perceived as a room, because now it cannot be designated: it has become one with the sky. But the room is here, and larger than it was before, only there are no walls. So if you define a room as a “space,” the void between walls, then even without walls a room is still a room. It becomes bigger, it becomes limitless.” “Meditation is a method of awakening the consciousness deep within you, not a method of putting it to sleep. What is hidden deep within you must awaken and become so awake that no part within remains asleep. Your whole being must awaken. Meditation is the name for this state of awareness.” “The technique of meditation is the transformation of extremes. Transformation occurs when a certain quality reaches its peak; only then is change possible. Have you ever watched the pendulum of a wall clock? Oscillating to the left, it continues to move until it reaches the maximum point of deviation, and only then begins to move to the right. What you probably haven't noticed is that as the pendulum continues to move to the left, it increases its speed to swing to the right. It will deviate to the right the same distance as to the left. The same thing happens with the pendulum of your mind. If you bring him to the extreme point of tension, he will swing in the opposite direction, entering the very core of relaxation. You cannot relax without going through the stages of highest tension.” “Whenever you have time to just be, drop all doing. Thinking, concentration, contemplation are also doing. If for at least one moment you do nothing, but simply remain in your center, completely relaxed, this is meditation...
So meditation is not against action. It doesn't require you to run for your life. It only teaches a new way of life: you become the center of the cyclone. Your life moves on, and it becomes more and more intense - more joyful, clear, obvious, creative - and, nevertheless, you stand aside, you are just an observer on the hill who sees everything that is happening around. You are not a doer, you are an observer. The whole secret of meditation is this: you become an observer... Remember: meditation is awareness. Whatever you do with awareness is meditation. The main thing is not the action, but the quality  that you bring to action. Walking can become meditation if you walk mindfully. Sitting can become meditation if you sit alertly. Listening to birdsong can become meditation if you listen with awareness. Listening to the inner noise of your own mind can become meditation if you remain alert and observant. The most important thing is to be awake. Then whatever you do will become meditation... Meditation is not just an Indian method, not just a technique. It is impossible to learn. She is growth: growth arising from your whole being - growth of your being. Meditation is not something that can be added to you as you are. It cannot be added; it can only come to you through complete transformation, through change. Meditation is flowering, it is growth. Growth is always about the whole; growth is not an addition. Like love, it cannot be added to you. It grows out of you, out of your wholeness. You must grow to meditation.”