Beginning of Concentration

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Extract from Swami Ashokananda's

Why practise Concentration

 

Then, regular practise is necessary. I would say practise

concentration in a mechanical way whenever you can.

If you are reading a book, tell your mind that you will not

at the same time listen to a conversation going on within

a few feet from you, or listen to something in the street, or

think of other things in between. When you are reading, read.

This is a mechanical practise of concentration. Some people

do other practices. For instance, they will keep the attention

of their eyes focused on one thing. They are aware of just

that thing alone and of nothing else. ....