Comparing Current General State of Human Consciousness With More Evolved States, Part 2 Distractability Versus Concentratedness

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With even a very cursory
examination of the thoughts and

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Sensations that enter our
awareness.

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It becomes quite clear that
there is a constant flow of

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Sensations, Impressions,
perceptions, feelings, emotions,

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and thoughts that seem to
bombard us all the time.

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Our attention flits from one
thing to the next

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instantaneously seemingly
without any control.

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When this becomes somewhat
extreme so that the individual

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can barely function in the world
Western psychologist term it

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ADHD or in the general language
attention deficit disorder, our

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modern Lifestyle on the
technology.

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We utilize tends to accentuate
this sense of distracted - and

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eventually we train our being to
Crave the sensations or

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experience.
What we term is boredom.

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The urban life is filled with
flashing lights, sounds smells

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and it tries to entice us to
follow after any of the

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attractions put before us, We
crave this entertainment.

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And as a result, our attention
span, even when it is not at the

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level to be diagnosed.
As ADHD is very low, we this

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Fritter away time and focus in
our lives, in miniature Parcels

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of Time jumping from one thing
to another.

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If we look at the life of past
Generations, prior to the

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digital age, or if we look to
the parts of the world that

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remain primarily Rural and
village-based, we see a wholly

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different energetic relationship
of the people to their

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environment.
The digital distraction is not

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there, and people can relax, and
spend time in a low input

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setting without becoming nervous
or distracted.

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Yet.
Even in this environment, it is

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easy to become distracted.
And the relatively simple nature

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of the task, they undertake
makes it possible to accomplish

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them without serious attention.
In many cases, We can observe

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however instances in which an
individual immerse himself into

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a test.
So completely that he loses the

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sense of time disregards,
impulses of hunger, thirst or

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other distractions and focuses
solely on the task at hand in

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sports, such a state, albeit
short-lived is called being in

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the zone.
We learn of scientists who are

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deeply focused An abstract
Concepts or applications of

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those Concepts to practical
Affairs and who are able to

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concentrate.
In spiritual Endeavors.

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Also, we see that individuals,
learn how to practice

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mindfulness or who can visualize
an intricate detail various

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forms deities, or yantras, or
who can follow a line of thought

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with a very focused attention.
Thus, we can begin to appreciate

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the difference between the
normal state of distracted,

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focus, and the state of
concentrated That can result as

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an individual learns how to
harness the attention and fix it

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on a single point of reference.
We see that it is such states

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have concentration that lead to
progress both for the individual

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and for Humanity and we can does
appreciate that.

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This is an evolved state that
represents capacities available

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to humanity and slowly
developing through various

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approaches, whether science
Spirituality, or some other

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motives.
Dr. Dalal writes quote be one of

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the chief characteristics of the
normal State of Consciousness is

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distractibility, the changing
Impressions and Sensations from

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the outside and the flux of
thoughts and feelings from

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within producer state of
constant.

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Distraction on the other hand,
the inner Consciousness is

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centered or concentrated. as the
Consciousness, grows and one

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learns to live more and more in
the deeper Consciousness, one

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experiences estate of
centeredness or concentration,

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In quote reference SRI aurobindo
continues, quote, the higher

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Consciousness is a concentrated
Consciousness, not dispersed and

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rushing about after this or that
mental idea, or vital desire, or

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physical need, as is the
ordinary human consciousness.

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Also not invaded by 100,
haphazard thoughts, feelings and

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impulses, but master of it self
centered.

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And harmonious and quote
reference free aurobindo in the

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mother growing within the
psychology of inner development,

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introduction page, Roman 5.