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The Sūtra of Three Thousand Deportments states: "Sitting in meditation has ten things: 1. Fitting the season, which means the four seasons. 2. Obtaining a comfortable couch, which means a meditation couch. 3. A soft seat, which means a wool seat. 4. A secluded place, which means among the mountains and beneath trees. 5. Obtaining a good friend, which means a good companion. 6. A good donor, which means not having to seek outside. 7. Good intention, which means being able to contemplate. 8. Good medicine, which means subduing the mind. 9. Being able to take the medicine, which means not thinking about external phenomena. 10. Obtaining a good support, which means keeping a meditation strap."