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"The mind can be disciplined by
'abhyasa', the continued practice, and
`vairagya', the spirit of indifference to the
world." You can steady your mind by increasing
the power of concentration by repeated
practice. Practice helps you achieve results.
Practice makes a man perfect. Continued
practice is imbued with great power. Abhyasa
denotes repeated efforts made to steady the
mind for a high cause. In case, the mind
wanders, fails to concentrate, troubles you
quite a bit, is in a state of fix, you should try
to change its course with the help of
knowledge, deliberation, discretion, and
renunciation. This results in abhyasa
strengthened. Abhyasa needs continuity. Brief
and occasional interruptions may be tolerable,
not the long ones. Repeated interruptions
come in the way of achieving results. Even if
the mind fails to concentrate, keep your body
engaged. By and by, the mind will also be