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Chapter 6
4. A striver cannot meditate on God, because he meditates on Him, by accepting himself as of the world, while really he is God's. Therefore, he should accept the reality, "I am only God's, and only God is mine. I am not of the body and the world, and the body and the world, are not mine." By accepting affinity for God, which is a reality the mind will automatically be concentrated on Him.
5. A striver, should not leave any part of work, pending. He should, either do the work first, or remove its thought from his mind, and then start meditation on God, with a calm mind.
6. He should do away with all pursuits and distractions of the mind, by offering these as an oblation to the fire-god.
7. He should, wink his eyes several times and then shut these. By winking, as the outward scene is cut off, so are the pursuits and distractions of the mind, eliminated.
8. He should exhale air forcibly from his lungs two or three times, and then hold his breath as long as he can. Then, he should start breathing slowly and come to a natural state of breathing. By doing so, pursuits and distractions of the mind, disappear.
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