Question: When practicing meditation with children you mentioned 'anchor' and I felt that is the best visual for the children. Can a mantra also be used?

Babaji:

For children they are still quite young. For them to practice it can become a little difficult. Sometimes you can teach them to use their breath, or any name also as an anchor. Gradually as they come to an age of seven to eight then you can gradually explain to them, if your mind becomes silent, automatically it will go towards God and that is the Reality also. The mind has no third way. Either it has to be in the world with its imagination, or if it loses its imagination, then it goes towards God only. So gradually at an appropriate time you can explain to them. Until then it is okay to have the anchor.