Stillness!

805. Om puskareksanayai namah: I bow down to Amma who has eyes like lotus petals

Amma's advice on meditation:

"To make the mind meditate by force is like pushing a hollow log under water. It will shoot up to the surface as soon as you remove your hand. The same is the case with the mind. If you force it to do something, it will revert to its original nature as soon as possible. That is the nature of the mind. Mere suppression or force will not help. You should slowly try to conquer the mind by giving it new ideas, and cultivating good habits in the place of old and bad ones. Control the mind by using discriminative thinking. Anyhow, in the beginning stages of meditation, you will have to sit and apply a little force. Otherwise it is difficult to teach patience to the body and mind. Once you start getting a taste for meditation, to sit will not be difficult and slowly it will become spontaneous. Until then you must strive hard."

Om Amriteswariye namah!