Keep Your Mind From Wandering

How to Keep Your Mind From Wandering

It is the habit of the mind to wander and move from one thing to another. What happens when you sit quietly for a few minutes trying to think about a certain subject, or just sit down to relax? Next time you do this, try to watch your mind, and …

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The Power of Attention

The Power of Attention – Focusing the Consciousness

In his book Raja Yoga, Yogi Ramacharaka (William Walker Atkinson) speaks about the power of attention. What is the power of attention? It is the skill of focusing your attention on a thought or action without thinking of anything else. It means fixing your attention exclusively on one thing without …

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The Mental Diet - The Thinking Diet

The Mental Diet – The Thinking Diet

In a previous article, I wrote about the “News Diet“. In this article, I am writing about a similar yet different topic, “The Mental Diet”. You can eat indiscriminately anything you find in your refrigerator, and you can exercise some control. In the same way, you may let every thought …

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Clearing the Mind

How to Clear Your Mind from Thoughts

Do you wish to clear your mind from thoughts so you can focus better, free yourself from stress, and stop being absent-minded? A website visitor has recently asked the following question: “So you are saying once our mind is cleared, we start experiencing inner peace, but what is the most important …

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Concentration versus Multitasking

Concentration versus Multitasking – Which Is Better

Can concentration and multitasking go together? I have been asked whether improving one’s concentration might interfere with one’s multi-tasking ability. Concentration means doing one thing at a time or thinking on one thought. This is the opposite of multi-tasking, where you try to do several things at the same time. …

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Don't Hold your Breath when Concentrating

Don’t Hold Your Breath When Concentrating

Do you hold your breath when trying to concentrate? Many hold their breath as if holding the breath helps to concentrate. This is done unconsciously, but it creates physical and mental strain, which is absolutely unnecessary, unhealthy, and disturbs concentration. This act of unconsciously holding breath strains the body. This …

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Restless Thoughts

Restless Thoughts Are Like Restless Fish

It’s a fact that the mind is restless. It is constantly busy with thoughts. Are you aware of the restlessness of your mind and the constant movement of your thoughts? If you could watch your mind, you would see that it jumps from one thought to another, never standing still. …

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