Concentration

Concentration is nothing but attention. It requires quiet mind and not a scattered mind. The mind becomes unified when concentration takes place.

We have so many layers of mind, we have to know where the mind has gone and have to know how to gather the scattered pieces.                                                                           

  

Two factors which help develop concentration are:    

1. Living a very restrained and disciplined life.

2. Regular practice of observing the ways of  the mind.                                                                                                             

For example, if you are focusing on one point/thing, full attention should be given to it with a correct straight posture whether you are sitting on chair or cross legged.

• Concentration with discipline should be taught during the childhood which can help your child for a bright future.
• For example when they eat, play or read or doing anything, insist on their full mind to it.
• Never allow their mind to be divided, whatever they do let them give full attention to it.
• For instance, try to concentrate on the image of sun, you see sky & clouds around it,  then a picnic, then who all attended the picnic, and the car..... gone!
• Your mind is taking you far away from the point of concentration in just matter of seconds.
• Hold it there and try again and again till your are able to see only sun.
• You need to practice concentration first before going for meditation. Once you gain the concentration power you are in the first step of controlling mind.