Evaleon Hill One-pointed Attention
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If we want to live in freedom, we must have complete mastery over our thoughts. For nearly all of us, it is just a euphemism to say We think our thoughts. Actually, our thoughts think us. They're in command and we unwittingly self. Hm. Let us imagine that you are a student and have just settled down to study for your finals. You have everything you need shopping, pencils, textbooks, class notes and a willing spirit. And you know you must really work at it because there's a lot of material to absorb. Joining to your economics test, you begin to read about the law of supply and demand. Suddenly, through a door on the far edge of your consciousness, a desire comes creeping in. It smacks its lips and whispers. How about a pizza? You have a serious purpose thes finals count. So you courageously reject the temptation and return to your reading. But the door is open now. So in Russia's a memory of last week's rock concert, followed by a daydream about the swimming party next weekend. Again, you return to your reading or try to the question arises. If what you want to do is study Aren't these thoughts intruding without permission? Well, then why don't you ask them to leave? We must face an unpleasant truth. They won't go. They know you're not the master here. And so there you sit with half your mind on your studies, half on other things. Suppose you find yourself troubled by some worry. It is a little thing you would be the first to admit. But you can't shake it off. You go to a movie thinking that will give you a fresh perspective. But the worry follows you and north away at your consciousness like a mouse. Or perhaps more serious matters. A major error in judgment at work. Carelessness that ended an injury for yourself or someone else. The memory of someone separated from you by estrangement or death, paralyzing fears and self doubts, Missed opportunities, debilitating addictions, envy and jealousy. A failure of will or some ethical lapse. How horribly any of these can haunt us how they make us feel. We have taken up residence in a sepulchre far from the light and joy of day. In all these common cases, the mind lacks an essential condition for clear thinking and smooth functioning. One pointed nous in Sanskrit. This is called a cog. Ratta. ECA means one Agra means point or edge. One pointed nous is a very vivid expression because it assumes quite accurately that the mind is an internal instrument which can either be brought to a single powerful focus or left diffuse light, as you know, can be focused into an intense beam through the use of reflectors. But if holes and cracks laced the reflecting surface, the light will spill out in all directions. Similarly, when the mind is diffuse and many pointed, it cannot be effective. The mental powers are divided up and less remains available for the task at hand.