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a sequestered spot, eating but little, speech and body and mind subdued, always
engaged in meditation and concentration endued with dispassion ; Resorting,
etc,: ever accustomed to resort to such sequestered spots as a jungle, the
sandbank of, a river, the mountaincave Eating but little: as conducive to the
serenity of thought by keeping off sleep and such other evils. This devotee
of wisdom should also restrain his speech, body and mind. With all the senses
thus quieted, he should always and devoutly practice Dhyana or mediation upon
the nature of the Self, and Yoga or concentration of the mind on the Self.
.Always:: this implies that he bas to do nothing else, no mantrajapa (repetition
of chants or mystic formulae), etc: Dispassion: absence of desire for visible
and invisible objects. This should be a constant attitude of the mind. Moreover,
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