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human
I'm doing the visualization exercises in Liber E, and not making much progress. I can visualize images, but holding them 'still' and keeping them intact in the way he demands is quite difficult.

I've not been at it for too long, should I just keep going? Do it for longer stretches at a time? Or is there a more effective way to train that faculty?
gpt
>I can visualize images, but holding them 'still' and keeping them intact in the way he demands is quite difficult....is there a more effective way to train that faculty?
Possibly. Here is something that worked for me, YMMV of course. Get the image clearly but do not try to hold it, immediately clear it and then immediately re-establish it. In other words make the image blink on and off. Think of frames from a film. Individual images that when shown in sequence become one image. The idea is to do it faster and faster until it is 'held'.
human
I feel I should add a small warning to the above. In my case the first time I succeeded in that practice I was concentrating so hard on the obtained image that I was not breathing. When I realized that fact I was actually in danger. My finger nails had started turning blue. Definitely taught me the value and importance of pranayama.
gpt
Why wasn't your body breathing on its own?