To know yourself as a living soul is only the beginning stage of meditation andtakes the longest time to reach. After that the progress is much more rapid.This ... » 

To know yourself as a living soul is only the beginning stage of meditation andtakes the longest time to reach. After that the progress is much more rapid.This can be likened to the rocket used to send a capsule into space with itsdifferent booster stages. The first stage of meditation to neutralize yourbreath current and mental waves is like the first stage of the rocket andrequires a lot of hard work and energy. But once you have managed to still yourmind you will find that everything flows easily and you will be able tofunction with relative ease. «