The Practice of Meditation... is very simple; and so very straightforward. Keep the eyes closed. Be with the breath. Just be with the breath. Just be with the natural rhythm of the breath. No mantras whatsoever. No sounds from the mouth whatsoever. Keep the mouth shut.
Mastery' is easy for a regular sadhaka and difficult for an irregular sadhaka. So, regular practice and always being conscious of the goal, will make everything happen.
How can we lift our own soul-level, It all happens through practice of meditation; it becomes possible by reading right books; and it becomes possible through constant sajjanasangatya.
We are all gods in theory. However, we should become Gods in practice. We should practice God-hood in all of our thoughts, words and deeds.
As we increase study of spiritual science and our practice of meditation, we become more and more experts in our God-hood. As we become more and more experts in our God-hood, our Life-Zest increases. The basic goal of spirituality is to increase our Life- Zest.