Buddha meditated all his life, even after full enlightenment. He had this pattern of engagement and withdrawal. For Bhakti, nobody says you have to get prepared. Start straight away. meditation is there in the lives of all spiritual seekers. And seekers and fully realized people also. So, definitely we should meditate.
Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Chapter 6 (Verse 1) of the Bhagavad Gita. In this series of talks, Swami Sarvapriyananda unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of God).