To mark off a short part of the day or night for such thought, feeling, and aspirational exercise, or better still, two parts, is a way of life which, however uncommon, is highly important. It will prove itself in time and in various results. The self is brought under better control; the character is morally uplifted; an awareness of a link with the Universal Mind will disclose itself. But again, what is here referred to is a philosophic practice, and must conform with the ideals, principles, and knowledge of philosophy. It must be properly done by qualified persons if the effects are to be beneficial and not harmful. Otherwise a preparatory study and purificatory course should first be undertaken. Right meditation can bring about changes for the good, the harmonious and constructive in a man, but wrong or premature or ill-intentioned or totally ignorant meditation can develop the opposite.
-- Notebooks Category 4: Elementary Meditation > Chapter 1 : Preparatory > # 498
