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prevents concentration, namely mind-wandering, and two methods of overcoming it; and then we have had the capital which is necessary for concentration. Now we come to some side issues or helps to be used as crutches while we are weak, namely as regards the time when to concentrate, the place, the clothing best suited, the posture, and the direction of facing.
Early morning is the best time, about or a little before sunrise, before the activities of the world begin.
Do not take a place where the vibrations are antagonistic to high thought, such as the place where a murder has been committed or where drinking goes on. It should be chosen where the noise of the house or street will not interrupt, and the place should be used for no other purpose. (If a whole room cannot be had, then one corner may be taken).
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