Deep meditation happens when the mind is at deep rest and simultaneously awake, alert and aware. This seems to be a paradox because we usually fall asleep when our mind starts resting. How can we rest our mind but still be alert and awake? This is not possible by our thinking-mind. We can rigidly keep our mind from thinking using our will power and remain alert and awake without any thoughts but our mind would not feel rested and refreshed with such a practice.
This question probably arises from a need to understand whether one is on the right path of meditation or not. The following article would answer this question.
Selvan Srinivasan · 1y
What are some signs that your meditation is working spiritually?
Let us first look at the question: What are signs that meditation is working.