The Power of Concentration is the Key to Realization in All Fields of Life

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Every major accomplishment in
human life, involves some form

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of concentration.
We live in a modern world that

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systematically distracts and
disperses the Mind thus making

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it more difficult to achieve a
state of concentration cell.

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Phones, internet surfing music
flashing, light entertainment

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fast, moving Vehicles, powerful
storms news, media Gathering

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Sensational reports, to place
before US 24 hours a day.

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It is a wonder that we can
concentrate at all.

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In the modern world, those who
achieve, even a small modicum of

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concentration are able to
achieve success in their field

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of focus, far beyond that, of
most others who remain

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distracted and whose
Consciousness is confused,

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diffused and fragmented by
Falling victim to the

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distracting forces of modern-day
life.

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For Spiritual practitioners.
The development of the power of

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concentration is an important
milestone in achieving spiritual

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realization.
Those who have a spiritual

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calling, or frequently asked to
avoid involvement with all the

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distracting influences.
So they can focus on the object

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of their aspiration.
Some Paths of yoga set forth,

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intricate and highly detailed
methods to train the

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concentration, such as the use
of visualization and the precise

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coordination and ordering of
beings shapes colors.

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And relationships, mandalas
yantras tonka's.

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All represent methods that show
or symbolize some Force event or

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relationship in the world of
matter or the world of spirit

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disciples are asked to visualize
these forms internally and to

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recreate them with utmost
Precision, this leaves to a

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state of one pointed
concentration.

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Raja yoga also, describes the
processes whereby one attains

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one pointed concentration.
Which this path considers to be

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an essential aspect of the
development of the

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supercontinent State
characterized by the experienced

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of sumati.
Each of the major forms of yoga

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in the triple Paths of knowledge
devotion, and works involves

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concentration on the respective
objects of each path.

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Whether it is light or some
specific concept, a deity and

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dedicated form of action, or
some state of awareness to be

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developed and held intact such
as aspiration devotion

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surrender.
And etcetera.

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The mother observes quote,
whatever you may want to do in

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life.
One thing is absolutely

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indispensable and at the basis
of everything, the capacity of

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concentrating, the attention.
If you are able to gather

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together, the Rays of attention
and Consciousness on one point

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and can maintain this
concentration with a persistent

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will nothing can resist it.
Whatever it may be, from the

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most material physical
development to the highest

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spiritual one.
But this discipline must be

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followed in a constant.
And it may be said,

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imperturbable, way.
Not that you should always be

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concentrated on the same thing.
That's not what I mean.

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I mean, learning to concentrate
and materially for studies

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Sports, all physical, or mental
development.

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It is absolutely indispensable.
And the value of an individual

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is proportionate to the value of
his attention.

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And from the spiritual point of
view, it is still more

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important.
There is no spiritual obstacle

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which can resist a penetrating
power of concentration.

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For instance, the discovery of
the psychic being Union with the

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inner Divine opening to the
higher spheres, all can be

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attained by an intense, an
obstinate power of

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concentration.
But one must learn how to do it.

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There is nothing in the human or
even in the Superhuman field to

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which the power of concentration
is not the key.

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You can be the best athlete.
You can be the best student, you

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can be an artistic literary or
scientific genius.

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You can be the greatest Saint
with that faculty, and everyone

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has in himself, a tiny little
beginning of it.

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It is given to everybody, but
people do not cultivate it.

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In quote, reference SRI
aurobindo in the mother growing

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within the psychology of inner
development, chapter for growth

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of Consciousness.
First steps, and Foundation

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Pages, 69 to 70.