The excellent spiritual teacher sheds light on the true meaning of meditation.

“Light for yourselves! This light cannot be given by someone else, nor can you ignite it from another's candle. If you light it from another's candle, it is only a candle and may extinguish. The very inquiry you undertake to discover what it means to be light for yourselves is part of meditation.”

“Meditation is the sense of absolute understanding of all life, and from this springs right action. Meditation is the absolute silence of the mind... Only within this complete, whole, and unadulterated silence is there that which is the truth.”

“Meditation is not escape. It is not something mysterious. From meditation flows a sacred life, a holy life. And for this reason, you then regard everything as sacred.”

“No one, absolutely no one, can teach you what meditation is, no matter how long the beard of the teacher or how strange their clothing may be. Discover it for yourselves, support whatever you find on your own, and do not depend on anyone.”

[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]