484 Just as the most prominent part of a man’s body is head and that of a tree e is root; similarly the most prominent part of a saint conduct is meditation (Dhayana).
485. The appropriate self meditation consists of the stablization/steadiness of mind. And is like ambrosia/Nector. (Sthir adhyavasana/concentration of mind). The agility (chanchalta/volatility/unsteadiness/mobility) of mind has got three forms; Emotional feeling (Bhavana), Reflection (Anupreksha), and care (chinta/anxiety). (I prey that all these three be annihilated/alminated).
486. A saint, whose mind is absorbed in desireless union with self (Nirvi-kalpa-samadhi) gets manifested with the fire of self (atma-rupa agni) which destroys all the past accumulated karma good and bad both; in the manner, in which (a piece of) salt gets dissolved in contact with (Conjunction with/union with) water.
487. A saint, who has no attachment, aversion and delusion and who has left all the endeavors (Vyapar) consisting of the vibrations of mind, speech and body gets manifested with the fire of meditation that consumes all his good and bad karmas.
488. A self meditating saint, being seated in sukhasan (easy-posture) facing either east or north, whose body and conduct are purified is absorbed in union with self.
489. Such a meditating saint should sit like a hawk (e.g. with legs rolled round palyaikasan) stop the activities of his mind, speech and body and get his eyes (sight) fixed on the tip of his nose.
490. A saint should condmen (Garha) his past mis conducts (bad-conducts) should pray for being forgiven by all the living beings; should give up carelessness and should by concentration of his mind, meditate for so long as his past accumulated karmas are not destroyed.
491. There is no difference in villages with dense population and lovely forests to such contemplating saints who have stilled (steadied) the vibrations of their minds, speeches and bodies and whose minds have become absolutely immobile/static in (or, due to) self meditation.
492. A saint desirous of self union should neither love (e.g. words forms etc.) pleasant sense subjects nor malign unpleasant sense subjects.
493. That saint alone who is well acquainted with the nature of the world; who is possessionless (nihsavga) fearless (Nirbhaya) and desire less (asa-rahita): and whose mind is replete with feelings (or sentiments of renunciation gets established in proper steadied/stablished immoble (Sunischala) meditation.
494. The ascetic who meditates upon the omni-percept and omni scent soul in human form becomes free (Nirdvaida/liberated) by destroying his karmic bondage.
495. A meditating ascetic perceives (visualises) his soul as different from his body and other external adjuncts (external conjunctions. In other words, he becomes absolutely possession-less (Nihsang) by renouncing body and status (upadhi).
496. That saint alone (really) meditates upon his self who contemplates (or reflects), “I do not belong to others (i.e. non selves); not others (nonselves) belong to me. I am pure conscious being”.
497. Just as an unfortunate man does not get a gem; similarly a meditating saint who does not exeprience his self does not attain pure (and perfect) soul.
498. A meditating saint should reflect upon three ways (Avasthas); 1. Pimdastha, 2. Padastha, and 3. Rupatita. The subjects matter of pimidastha concentration is :- “Chhadmasthatva/Deha-vipasyatva”; that of padastha concentration is omniscient); Kevalita/perfect knowledge i.e. concentration on connotations (interpretations) given by the omni scent); and that of Rupatita concentration is supreme status of soul (siddhatva) or pure soul (shuddhatma).
499. The lord (Bhagwan) used to meditate-after being seated in the posture of setting on the haws or that with soles of feet touching the ground (or other postures by getting still (sthir/motionless). He used to concentrated on objects of this world that is height low, and slanting. His vision (dristi) was fixed on self union. He was intention less (Saukalpa-mukta/purposeless/desireless).
500. The “Tathgat” does not care for the past or future implications. An unimaginative saint, by concentrating upon the present exploits his karmic body, and thereby enfeebles (and ultemately exhausts) it.
501. Oh meditator (dhyata) : do not act with body; do not speak with voice; and do not think in/from mind. Thus, thou will bee established by preventing (stopping) the triple vibrations (of mind, speech and body). Thine soul shall become self absorbed (Atma-rat). This is supreme meditation (Param-dhayna).
502. Such self meditating person whose mind is absorbed in such type of meditation is never obstructed (oppressed/occupied) by mental agonies arising out of passions such as Envy, gloom (melancholy), sorrow etc.
503. Such an enduring (firm) person is neither deviated from the (Right) path due to sufferings (parisah) nor is he afraid of calamities (upsarg). He is not ensnared by divine (god created) share (Maya-jala) of refined emotions (Suksma-Bhava) as well.
504. Just as the fire excited by winds consumes the long collected fuel immediately (in no time) similarly the fire of meditation consumes the unbound fuel of karmas, within a moment.