By Remez Sasson
What is concentration? What do you know about it?
Concentration is the ability to direct one’s attention in accordance with one’s will. It means control of the attention. It is the ability to focus the mind on one subject, object or thought, and at the same time exclude from the mind every other unrelated thoughts, ideas, feelings and sensations.
It also means the ability to do one thing at a time, instead of jumping from one subject to another and losing attention, time, and energy.
Concentration is a state, in which one’s whole attention is engrossed in one thing only, and being oblivious to everything else. During concentration, the mind focuses on the object of concentration, and only one thought occupies the mind. The whole energy of the mind becomes concentrated on this one thought.
The ability to command the mind and control the attention is not common, and requires training. Most people lack the ability to control their attention and focus the mind exclusively on one subject for any length of time. They can’t command their mind to concentrate, whenever they want to. However, concentration is not uncommon activity. It happens almost everyday, to almost everyone, but it is more of a spontaneous and uncontrolled ability.
Does concentration mean putting all you eggs in a basket?
Does it mean chasing one rat at a time?
Concentration is one of those things that (rather frustratingly) seems to become more and more difficult the harder you actively try to focus on achieving it.
I suggest an approach of relaxing and trying to clear your mind of other distractions, rather than forcing yourself to focus on one thing.
Concentration means paying attention to wht you are doing. It means doing something, and at the same time focusing your attention on it, and not thinking of other things. It doesn’t mean doing only one thing all the time, every day. This is not possible and unpractical. But it means what you do, you do with focus and attention.
I agree with you Mark. Concentration should be approached with a relaxed and calm attitude. One should never use force to concentrate, because this only defeats the intention to concentarte.
Concentration is focusing on something that is really important and needs more time. And I agree with Mark also that you should be approach it with relax and calm attitude.
Dear Sir,
I am interested to do my studies, but I can not focus on my studies and I am not serious about my future also. In critical situation, my brain does not work properly. Please give me a proper solution. So, my brain will work in critical situation. I need your help.
Hello Satish,
To strengthen your concentration, you need to practice concentration articles, and you need some degree of willpower to do that. I recommend that you read the following articles, and practice the exercises.
These exercises need work and time, but there is no short way. It is exactly like bodybuilding, learning to swim, or learning a foreign language. If you are earnest, you will start to see results quite soon.
Willpower and self discipline:
http://www.successconsciousness.com/index_000006.htm
Concentration exercises:
http://www.successconsciousness.com/index_000005.htm