The Power
of Concentration If concentrating sunrays through a magnifying glass could
cause a piece of paper to burn, imagine what could happen if all the powers of
your mind could be focused on any one thing. Your life is controlled on what
you focus on. If you focus on problems you’ll have more problems, but when you
focus on possibilities you’ll have more opportunities. How do you make up your mind to concentrate on
the job in hand, when our mind wanders to distant thoughts?
· How do you conserve your energy and not let it
dissipate on irrelevant notions?
· The needle of concentration is supposed to be
sharp for all individual who want success- students, researchers, doctors,
businessmen, etc.
How many times have you thought of going to
the gym, but not get up in the morning?
· How many times have you thought of quitting
smoking, but ended up finishing a whole pack?
· How many times have you thought of finishing
the racing track in a minute, but have never achieved the target?
· How many times have you thought, but your
actions haven’t been mastered by your thoughts?
· The mind resists discipline- you will be
tempted to quit, postpone the task or feel too lazy.
· Master your mind or let it overpower you,
controlling you instead.
Let’s find out what your body
actually needs-some mental exercises, to put your mind into a proper place. If
you want to make your dreams come true, the first thing to do is wake up early
in the morning. Find yourself a calm place, where no outside noises can disturb
you. Sit down, with your legs crossed and back absolutely straight. Take a
couple of deep breaths, relaxing each muscle from the head to the toe for about
20-30 minutes every day. Let happy thoughts come into your mind, think about
things that you want to achieve, changes you wish to bring into the society,
your family, your friends, yourself. And each time you breathe out, say-“I’m
alive.”
The restless mind Thoughts claim our attention
constantly, wasting our time and energy on unimportant and useless matters.
They actually, rule our life. We have become so used to this condition that we
regard it as natural. While breathing, we do not need to pay attention to each
inhalation and exhalation. We become conscious of the process of breathing, only
when we have some difficulty with breathing, such as when our nose is clogged,
due to a cold, or when we are in an unventilated room. It is the same with
thinking.
We become
conscious of the constant onslaught of our thoughts, and of our inability to
calm them down, only when we need to concentrate, solve a problem or study. We
are also acutely aware of them, when we have worries or fears. The benefits of
developing the power of concentration There are many benefits to developing the
power of concentration.
Here are a
few of them:
· Control
your thoughts.
· The ability to focus your mind.
· Peace of mind.
· Freedom from futile and annoying thoughts. The ability to choose your thoughts.
· Better memory.
· Improved Self-confidence.
· Inner strength.
· Stronger Willpower.
· Decisiveness.
· The ability to study and comprehend more
quickly. Inner happiness.
lmed with grief and Lord Shiva soon realized the grave mistake had committed in anger. He asked one of his Ganas to bring the head of the first animal he saw sleeping with its head towards north.
lmed with grief and Lord Shiva soon realized the grave mistake had committed in anger. He asked one of his Ganas to bring the head of the first animal he saw sleeping with its head towards north.
