Meditate on me so that the other thoughts automatically stop pestering your mind. Let the mosquito net of meditation on me save you from being bitten by your thoughts.
To bring my image before your mind's eye, think of me in my various physical activities — going here and there, discoursing, giving darshan, kissing and embracing the boys, playing games, joking with the boys, reclining on my seat, listening to records, et cetera. And while you will thus see me in my activities, an image will surely come before your eyes. No sooner than you get this scene, let it not escape, but have a firm hold on it in your mind and concentrate on it with all your affection. Thus your meditation on my various activities will lead you to a concentration on my form, and you will then sit for hours concentrating on it.
Remember what I explained, call to me and keep me in mind, and then meditate on my movements, gestures, facial expressions, and activities, whatever you remember. If thoughts interrupt, let them. Do not pay any heed.
I will teach some of the selected boys and a few of the mandali the methods of meditation. It should be done quite aloof from everyone. Meditation should not be a troublesome burden or boring. It should give joy and be continued.
Baba demonstrated three sitting postures and made a revealing remark, "When I was Jesus, I showed these methods to a thief."
Continuing, Baba stressed the importance of awakening early in the morning, between 4 and 6:00 A.M., for meditation and then quoted this saying:
During the first part of the night, most people are awake.
During the second part of the night, before midnight, merrymakers and gluttons are awake.
During the third part of the night, after midnight, thieves are awake.
During the fourth part of the night before dawn, yogis are awake.
When one of the boys asked for an explanation of how a yogi meditates, Baba commented briefly on the difference between the yogic form of meditation and what he had explained to Bhiwa:
There is a great difference between a yogi's meditation and sincere meditation [on God or the guru]. A yogi's meditation ends in samadhi, while meditation done out of love ends in Union. A yogi's meditation ends where love's activity begins.
A treasure hunt was organized for the boys on the 31st, a Hindu holiday.