Doing Meditation, reading books on Meditation, listening to others' Meditational Experiences, these are the three grand requirements in the Full Practice of Meditation.
People who have set their goal... 'Be A Master'... Must stop talking casually ! ... Must stop listening to others casually ! ... Must stop reading newspapers casually! ... Must stop watching TV casually! ... One should speak only when it is absolutely 'necessary'. Only when it is absolutely 'necessary' one should listen to others, Similarly, one should cease to think casually!.