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== Chapter synopsis == | == Chapter synopsis == | ||
In this chapter Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar gave few instructions to keep the body clean and fit for ''sadhana''. He suggested — | In this chapter Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar gave few instructions to keep the body clean and fit for ''sadhana''. He suggested — | ||
# One should keep the body neat and clean. | |||
# After urination cleanse with water or by some other means. | |||
# Twice daily before regular meditation, and before any other time of meditation, bath or vyápaka shaoca (thorough cleanliness, half bath) should be done. | |||
# Before taking food and before going to sleep, one should do vyápaka shaoca with cold water, or in cold weather, with lukewarm water. | |||
# It is recommended to fast without water on ekádashii. In addition, if desired, a fast can be observed on two more days of the month, namely púrńimá (full moon) and amávasyá (new moon). For a sannyásii (renunciant) it is imperative to fast invariably on both ekádashiis, púrńimá and amávasyá. | |||
== References == | == References == |