How long should one wait for the results of Meditation

Hurry is the enemy of self-knowing. When you are in a rush, you may achieve many things in the world, but you will miss yourself. To know oneself requires a depth of waiting — an immense patience, almost infinite. Slowly, very slowly, the inner darkness begins to dissolve.

And then a strange light appears. It has no visible source. No flame burns, no lamp is lit, no sun shines — yet there is light. It is like the subtle glow of early dawn, when night has ended but the sun has not yet risen. Or like evening twilight, when the sun has set but darkness has not fully arrived.

In the Indian tradition, this sacred interval is called sandhya — the twilight. It is light without a source, illumination without an object.

As you move inward, you encounter this same source-less light within yourself. In that space, for the first time, you begin to understand who you truly are — because you are that light. You are that twilight awareness, that silent clarity. In it, the division between the observer and the observed disappears. There is no one watching and nothing being watched. Only pure presence remains.

But this journey is not immediate. In the beginning, you may encounter chaos — confusion, restlessness, inner turbulence. This is natural. One must pass through it. And remember: no one else can walk this path for you. A master cannot travel it on your behalf.

The master can only encourage you. He can stand beside you and say, “Do not be afraid. Continue. Just a few more steps.”

There is a story often told:

Buddha and his disciple Ananda were once traveling from one town to another and lost their way. They asked villagers how far the next town was. The villagers replied, “Just two miles.”

They walked those two miles — yet no town appeared. They asked again. Again the villagers said, “Just two miles.”

After repeating this several times, Ananda grew frustrated. “Are they foolish,” he wondered, “or are they deceiving us? We keep walking, and still there is no village!”

Buddha smiled and explained that perhaps the villagers were compassionate. If they had said the destination was a hundred miles away, the travelers might have lost heart. By saying “just two miles,” they gave courage — enough strength to keep walking.

The inner journey is like that. If you are told how vast it truly is, you may feel overwhelmed. So existence whispers, “Just a little more… just a few steps.” And step by step, you move closer.

Be patient. Walk gently. The light you seek has no source — because it is you.