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found that people have taken the system to mean that they need not do anything. So, He had to tell that, and the Institute stresses that.
Then the next thing is the due observances for the sadhana. First is the development of non- attachment. The second thing is, we should do our meditation having a fixed asan. I have got certain practical hints to share with you. Whenever I sit in meditation alone, not in giving sitting to others, I invariably offer a seat for the Master. I try to invoke the presence of the Master to that seat and then I take a sitting from Him. This particular attitude has helped me a lot, instead of just trying to sit on my own like this which leads to a certain amount of egoism, I am capable of getting anything done and I am capable of sadhana. I personally feel I am not capable of sadhana and I seek His blessings to do my sadhana. I do not know whether it is acceptable to you. This is not what Revered Babuji Maharaj said. You can throw it off, if it is not fitting to your thinking, you need not follow, but this is what I follow.
Secondly also, whenever I give sittings for others, I invariable see that a seat is provided for the
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