Maha Shivrathri

'And you? 
When will you begin that
Long journey into
Yourself? '

- Rumi

Yes.

What could be a better time than Maha Shivrathri to take a long journey into yourself?

When we blink
How to take that
Long journey,
Who would guide us,

Bhagavan in 'Who am I? ' answers to question  10:

Q: 10. How will the mind become quiescent?

By the inquiry ‘Who am I?’. The thought ‘who am I?’ will destroy all other thoughts,
and like the
stick used for stirring the burning pyre, it will itself in the end get destroyed. Then, there will arise
Self-realization.

Bhagavan elsewhere asks of what use is it of knowing all else except your own self.

What is this long journey into yourself?

What is this self-realization?

Are these terms Greek and Latin?

No these need not be.

Are these self-realization, enlightenment only for seers, 

 Maharishis like

 Bhagavan Ramana,

 Sidhartha Gautam Buddha?

Is it not meant for every ordinary soul?

The answer is resounding YES.

There's no time frame within which one ought to get enlightened.

Nor is it a scheme.

No hard and fast rules.

It's as simple as that.

Just close your eyes.
Bubbles of thoughts would try reaching the surface of your mind.
Don't try to stop them.
Just watch them.
Observe them.
Whilst you watch and observe,
Bubbles start shrinking and at last
Would  Dissolve totally.
You are in complete stillness.
The bliss just throbs.

The same throbbing you don't experience even in your sound sleep.

That's why you need to meditate.

Is it a waste of time doing meditation for as less as 20 minutes morning and evening?

Consider following benefits :

Lower BP
Regulation of heart rate
Restful sleep
Immunity increase
Least stress
No anxiety.

Now you can answer yourself

if  

you  need meditation or don't.

If every 8-year old in the world is taught meditation, we will eliminate violence from the world within one generation. –

 Dalai Lama