So far we have seen the importance of concentration, what exactly it is and how to cultivate it. It is not enough that once in a while you concentrate, eventually the whole being must arrive at a gathered state without any scattering of energies. Eventually, it will become your natural
When you do routine activities, are you able to notice how much you are on autopilot? Or do you see how the mind is busy with its own thoughts while the body is engaged in some routine work? Through the practice of concentration we are making the unconscious autopilot movements
Just like an athlete develops his muscles methodically by gradual training, the faculty of concentrated attention can be developed by a methodical training in such a way that concentration is obtained at will and on whatever subject or activity is chosen. It is not enough to practice concentration as a
When you concentrate on your chest area, it is a physical location. First you may concentrate on the surface of the chest to feel the sensations on the surface. Then try to move deeper inward to feel the space within the chest area. There, feel the presence of a steady
Through Concentration, you can enter into the inner worlds and realms of any and everything. After a point, the thing itself stop being what it is apparently seen as. What gets revealed is way beyond the nature of the thing itself. The Universe lies in each atom, and you begin