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Designate a special private place to do hisbodidus It is very good for a person to have a room designated for him alone, to engage there in the service of Hashem, and particularly in hisbodidus and conversation between himself and his Creator. And he said, that even the sitting itself, that one sits in a room allocated for him alone, this also is very good. However, even someone who doesn't merit to have his own room, even still, he too can come up with many schemes to carry out this practice of hisbodidus and to speak between himself and his Creator. And he said, that under the tallis it is also like a private room, for when one lowers the tallis over his eyes, it is possible to speak between himself and his Creator whatever he desires. Also it is possible to express one's words before Him blessed He when he lies down in his bed and covers himself with a sheet, as pointed out above (article 23), that this was the practice King David r.i.p. chose for himself. It is also possible to sit with a book, and others will think that he is learning, and he can speak then between himself and his Creator. Additionally, many ruses can be found (by) he who truly desires to conduct himself in this practice of hisbodidus which is higher than everything, for it is an essential root of holiness and purity, as has been explained already many times. However, it is better for one to endeavor to have his own room, as mentioned above. (Words of Rabbi Nachman, article 272-4).