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least one year.

The quickness of the chela in gathering up the
objects is expected to increase with time. The practice
need not be limited to a quarter of an hour thrice daily
after a time, but increased with discretion. Care must
be taken to detect the first symptoms of fatigue, and to
stop, if possible, even before it threatens. The
practised psychologist learns to recognise even minute
hesitations that mark the forcing of the attention.


2. Alternating with the above, let the Practicus begin this
practice "B". It is assumed that he has thoroughly conquered
the elementary difficulties of Dharana, and is able to
prevent mental pictures from altering shape, size and colour
against his will.


B. Seated in the open air, let him endeavour to form a
complete mental picture of himself and his immediate
surroundings. It is important that he should be in the
centre of such picture, and able to look freely in all
directions. the finished picture should be a complete
consciousness of the whole fixed, clear, and definite.

Let him gradually add to this picture by including
objects more and more distant, until he have an image of
the whole field of vision.

He will probably discover that it is very difficult
to increase the apparent size of the picture as he
proceeds, and it should be his most earnest endeavour to
do so. he should seek in particular to appreciate
distances, almost to the point of combatting the laws of
perspective.


3. These practices "A" and "B" accomplished, and his
studies in astronomy completed, let him attempt this practice
"C".


C. Let the Practicus form a mental picture of the
Earth, in particular striving to realize the size of the
Earth in comparison with himself, and let him not be
content until by assiduity he has well succeeded.

Let him add the moon, keeping well in mind the
relative sizes of, and the distance between, the planet