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

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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.