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It is true that yoga and meditation are best learned from a personal teacher rather than from written descriptions. This is partly because a process of osmosis and telepathy develops at a certain stage. But since a competent and genuine teacher is hard to come by for most people, the written description must suffice and can be a great help.
-- Notebooks Category 4: Elementary Meditation > Chapter 2 : Place and Condition > # 149