Meditation-Ramana Maharishi

Meditation

A young boy of 7 years old came to Ramana Maharishi and asked him , " can you explain to me what is meditation? Whenever I ask my parents they tell me that I need not bother about it now.  I will come to know when I grow up.  Ramana said , "I shall tell you,  but you sit quietly by my side." A little later someone brought a bowl containing Dosa and placed it before Ramana.  He took a small piece himself,  gave one full dosa to the boy by his side in a leaf. He told the boy, " Look here,  till i raise my finger and say "Hoon" you will go on eating and you should not finish it before I give the signal.  The moment I give the signal hoon no portion of the dosa should remain and you should stop eating. " The boy was looking with concentration on Ramana for the signal and was eating in big pieces first and later in small bits.  Suddenly the expected signal came.  The boy put the entire dosa in the mouth and stopped eating.  Ramana then said, " What you now did is the process of meditation.  You were looking at me all the time but were eating the dosa. Similarly keep your mind one pointed on God but continue with your normal duties.  " let your normal activities like walking , eating,  talking etc go on but your mind should be concentrated on god all the time.  That is Meditation.