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How he says to do it
Well, you have to start somewhere. It would be good, for example, in the midst of daily work, to stop for a moment, sit in a chair and stop thinking for at least five minutes, nothing more than five minutes; to exhaust the process of thinking, not projecting, with the mind quiet and in silence for at least five minutes. It is already something, it is already a big step.
The Fifth Gospel, vol. 1B · read it in The Science of Meditation
So, what I want to tell you first of all is that: we cannot demand you be alert 24 hours a day; that would be too much to demand. But if you start with just five, ten minutes a day, or even just concentrate for a moment in the midst of the hustle and bustle of daily life in an armchair and stop thinking, exhaust the whole process of thinking, even if it is only for five minutes, you have to start somewhere.
The Fifth Gospel, vol. 1B · read it in The Science of Meditation
One must also meditate at dawn. If the student practices at 10 at night and at dawn, he will thus progress rapidly.
The Yellow Book, 1959 · read it in The Science of Meditation
Why
One needs to practice undivided, integral meditation, at the hour when one feels like doing so. Meditation should not be mechanical.
The Revolution of the Dialectic, 1985 · ch. 4, The Intellect · read it in The Science of Meditation