9th February, 1936
Talk 156.
D.: Is solitude helpful for practice?M.: What do you mean by solitude?
D.: To keep away from others.
M.: Why should it be done? It is actuated only by fear. Even in solitude there is the fear of intrusion by others and of solitude being spoilt.
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Moreover, how are thoughts to be erased in solitude? Should it not be done in the present environment?
D.: But the mind is distracted now.
M.: Why do you let go the mind? Solitude amounts to making the mind still. This can be done in a crowd too. Solitude cannot efface one's thoughts. Practice does it. The same practice can be made here too.