Mindful Meditation: 

Open Yourself to Receive 

In the same way, when the thinking mind, the talking mind, outgoing mind, is active, then your inner more conscious, awakened mind is locked and is active, then your inner, more conscious, awakened mind is locked and energy cannot come in. The cosmic consciousness is always present, waiting like a guest, but it cannot manifest because the thinking mind, which is like the host to receive the guest, is not available. 

You cannot have two opposite movements at the same time. You cannot go East and West simultaneously. You cannot sleep and go jogging at the same time. It is impossible to puff out your cheeks and laugh at the same time. 

That is to say, the mind cannot do two opposite movements, outgoing and ingoing, at the same time. 

Only this inner opening you should do. Then meditation happens automatically and spontaneously, just as the air and the sunlight come in automatically when the windows are open."