In plain words
We must ask ourselves another question: “Who is doing the ‘sādhana’?” The sādhaka is doing it. When we ask ourselves another question, “What is he doing dhyāna on?”, he is doing dhyāna on God. When we put these three together, it comes out as three words: “I am doing dhyāna on God.” Here, among these three words, which is dhyāna, who is the one attending, and who is the dhyeya? The dhyeya, God; the one who attends; and dhyāna, the karma that stands between them. The person, the karma, the goal: the oneness of these three alone is the true meaning of dhyāna. But many people say that dhyāna means concentration, say it means one-pointedness: a mistake that has become a habit. But we need not make so much effort for this one-pointedness. All our life we live wrapped in one-pointedness itself. In our life we cannot do even the smallest tasks without one-pointedness. In our life, drinking, eating, reading, listening: every single one is bound up with one-pointedness itself. We really do not need to achieve so intensely and with such effort this one-pointedness, which is a part of daily experience, of daily life. This concentration is something subject to the senses; this one-pointedness is precisely what is subject to sound, touch, form, taste, smell and the rest. Now I am reading this paper. While reading, the eyes must look, the hand must hold, and you must inquire with the intellect. Then you must reflect with the mind. Only when the four come together can you read what is in it. Then, when we want to walk along the road, we must look carefully at the sight before us too: “Is a bus coming on the road, is a car coming, is a motorcycle coming?” Then we must watch out for whether the road rises or falls, whether there are thorns, snakes or scorpions. In this kind of care, in matters held under our senses, we go on experiencing one-pointedness in our daily experience. Or when we set about driving, we must have a great deal of concentration. The meter is on one side, the gear is on one side. The clutch is on one side, the steering is on one side, the brake is on another side.