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# Twice daily before regular meditation, and before any other time of meditation, bath or vyápaka shaoca (thorough cleanliness, half bath) should be done. | # 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. | # 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. | # 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 == | ||