A Technique for Shifting the Focus of Consciousness Into a Status of Complete Identification

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Patanjali in his yoga, sutras
describes the practice of

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samyama which is a power of
identification that results from

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the systematic development of
dhaarana.

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Holding the mind on to some
particular object, Tiana and

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unbroken flow of knowledge, in
that object and sumati

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reflecting on the meaning, not
the form of the object.

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Wherever the power of some Yama
is directed upon whichever

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object or focus a state of
identification, with that object

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takes place and direct
knowledge, occurs for the

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practitioner.
Note the description and meaning

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courtesy of Swami Vivekananda in
his lectures on Raja yoga.

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Many techniques utilized to
focus.

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The attention had been developed
by yogic practitioners overtime,

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Tibetan Buddhist practitioners,
develop the science of inner

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visualization, as a means of
focus.

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Shutting out all extraneous
thoughts, emotions, or feelings

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certain yogic paths, recommend
the use of prophetic, focusing,

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intensely and solely on a light
such as other candle until the

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Consciousness shifts to a new
Spective and the West certain

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forms of athletic activity are
enhanced when the athlete

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happens to enter into the Zone.
A status of awareness that

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blocks out effortlessly, all
extraneous focus and one becomes

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the action solely and completely
religious speakers have been

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known to enter into states of
ecstatic trance through intense

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focused devotional exercises.
There's an interesting story

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from the Mahabharata as the
princes were being instructed in

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the science of archery.
They were asked to focus on a

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particular bird in a tree at
some distance and then to aim

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their Arrow at the eye of the
bird.

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The teacher then asked each one,
what he saw and they variously

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described the sky, the tree, the
leaves, the bird, and the, I

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along with the beak when he came
to Arjuna.

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However, who was to be the
preeminent Archer of the age

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Arjuna replied.
He saw only a dark spot.

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The intensity of focus was so
great that he was not able to

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see and report on anything other
than the actual eye of the bird.

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The mother notes one can learn
how to identify oneself.

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One must learn.
It is indispensable if one wants

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to get out of one's ego for so
long, as one is shut up in one's

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ego.
When can't make any progress,

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how can it be done?
There are many processes.

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I'll tell you one, when I was in
Paris.

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I used to go to many places
where there were Gatherings of

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all kinds people, making all
sorts of research has spiritual,

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so-called spiritual a cult,
researchers, Etc.

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And once I was invited to meet a
young lady, I believe she was

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Swedish who had found a process
of knowledge, exactly.

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A process for Learning.
And so she explained it to us.

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It's like this, you take an
object or make a sign on a

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Blackboard, or take a drawing?
That's not important.

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Take whatever is most convenient
for you.

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Suppose, for instance, that I
draw for you, she had a

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Blackboard.
I draw a design.

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She drew a kind of half
geometric design.

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Now, you sit in front of the
design and concentrate all your

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attention upon it on that
design, which is there you

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concentrate, concentrate.
Tree without letting anything

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else, enter your Consciousness
except that Your Eyes Are Fixed

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On the drawing and don't move at
all.

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You are as it were hypnotized by
the drawing you look.

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And so she sat there looking,
you look, look, look, I don't

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know.
It takes more or less time but

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still for one who is used to it
it goes pretty fast.

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You look, look look you become
that drawing, you are looking at

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nothing else exists in the world
any longer accept the drawing

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and then suddenly you pass to
the other side.

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And when you pass to the other
side, you enter a new

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Consciousness.
And you know, We had a good

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laugh for it was amusing but it
is quite true.

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It's an excellent method to
practice naturally.

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Instead of taking a drawing or
any object, you may take, for

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instance, an idea, a few words,
you have a problem preoccupying.

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You you don't know the solution
of the problem.

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Well, you objectify your problem
in your mind, put it in the most

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precise exact succinctly terms
possible.

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And then concentrate make an
effort, you concentrate only on

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the words and if possible on the
idea they represent that is upon

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your problem.
You concentrate, concentrate,

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concentrate until nothing else
exists but that and it is true

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that all of a sudden you have
the feeling of something opening

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and one is on the other side.
The other side of what it means

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that you have opened a door of
your Consciousness and

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instantaneously, you have the
solution of your problem.

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It is an excellent method of
learning how to identify oneself

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and quote, reference SRI
aurobindo and the mother living

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within the yoga approached, a
psychological health and growth

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exercises for growth and Mastery
identification pages.

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Is 144 to 149.