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The Power of Concentration is the Key to Realization in All Fields of Life · Sri Aurobindo Studies

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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.