HOW TO DEVELOP CONCENTRATION

The powers of the mind are always scattered and resist attempts at concentration. This oscillatory ten¬dency is an innate characteristic of the mind-stuff. Of the various methods employed to curtail and arrest this tossing of the mind, those using the medium of sound and sight stand prominent, since these two have a peculiar knack of catching the attention and stilling the mind.
Therefore, in the course of spiritual discipline also, the methods of developing concentration take the form of repeating a Mantra, or gazing steadily at a dot or a symbol of Om or the figure of the chosen Deity.
From "Daily Sayings" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informations on Swami Sivananda: on the Website of Divine Life Society, Photographs of Swami Sivananda, German Pages on Swami Sivananda
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