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When starting any of the exercises taught in The Science Of Being Teachings, do not expect it to be perfect from the very beginning. To relax at will or relax our thoughts and clear the mind, like everything else, needs practice.
Later on, when you will have trained yourself sufficiently in this direction, you will be able to relax and enter into Silence instantaneously whenever and wherever you feel the need, even in a crowd or amidst noise and disturbed conditions. In practicing Relaxation and Silence you will gradually gain such control over yourself that unfavorable surroundings will no longer be able to influence you or to prevent you from deriving all the benefits from these two Exercises whenever you choose.
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Directions for the Relaxation and Silence Exercises:
Performed conjointly for 5 minutes
Sit in a chair comfortably, hands rested in your lap or on the arms of a chair, do not cross your legs or your arms or fold your fingers together.
If you notice that there is any tension in any part of your body when you are seated in the chair, let it go. If you feel any tension arise in your body, breathe into where you feel the tension arise and try to relax that area of your body. Keep working this method throughout your body until you feel your body fully relax or relax as best as you can.
Now as the body relaxes, relax your brain as much as possible. Try not to think of anything, but just to rest - peacefully and when that condition is attained, then enter mentally into Silence. That is, try to silence within your own self for the time being all impulses, desires and even thought. You will not be able to attain perfect silence within yourself right from the start but every time you practice it, you will gain something in that direction.
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