Before the room

A few plain things.

This is a spiritual and emotional practice. It sits beside care from a doctor, and it does not replace that care.

• You can sit up whenever you want. On the four-minute page, Stop ends the minutes.
• A live room, when a city has one, is a small circle. Until the chair is filled, the practice is the four minutes.
• Leave alcohol for the day before a live session.
• If you are in a crisis, or thinking of harming yourself, contact a doctor or, in the UK, Samaritans on 116 123.

The four-minute page is a reading practice. The breath, seals, and locks of the old manuals stay in the library.

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