The appreciation necessary is not merely an opinion that one holds, but a firm conviction. To fix oneself in a perpetual attitude, and not to have varying moods, constantly changing, is Abhyasa. There should be a uniformity of conduct on account of perception of a harmony in things. People change their opinions because their judgments are not correct. Sufferings in life are partly due to one s slavishness to moods and hasty judgments which one makes of persons and things.
Spiritual practice is effort at fixity of consciousness.
Ekatattva-Abhyasa, mentioned earlier, is such steadfastness in one reality, a concentration of oneself on a chosen ideal or a given mode of conduct. It is not easy either to cultivate Vairagya or be steady in Abhyasa. Hard labour is necessary. To keep oneself balanced in the midst of the tumult of the world is not a simple task. The process of Pratyahara will reveal that life is a battle, a struggle for existence.