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affects the whole atmosphere of the place (the vibrations, etc.). A person practising dhyana alone, feels uncertain and weak, and if he cannot get the right environment, he is not able to concentrate. When many people sit together, the vibrations of the life-force become stronger. One man's power is then available to another. From this point of view, group-meditation has a special importance,
One requirement preparatory to meditation is a free, unoccupied mind. Even when a man is by himself, from the ideological point of view, he is not alone-the conflict of thought goes on in his brain undiminished. The brain affects the mind. The mind is full of contradictions. A mind caught in contradictions is not fit for dhyana. Therefore, one must determinedly work to keep the mind free.
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