The Art of Concentrating by Means of Practical Psychic Exercise
When you focus your thought, you increase its strength. Theexercises that follow are tedious and monotonous, but useful. Ifyou will persist in them you will find they are very valuable, asthey increase your powers of Psychic - Concentration. Before proceeding with the exercises I will answer a questionthat just comes to me. This person says after he works all day heis too tired to practice any exercise. But this is not true. Wewill say he comes home all tired out, eats his supper and sitsdown to rest. If his work has been mental, the thought which hasbeen occupying his mind returns to him and this prevents him fromsecuring the rest he needs. It is an admitted fact that certain thoughts call into operationa certain set of brain cells; the other cells, of course, are notbusy at that time and are rested. Now if you take up somethingthat is just different from what you have been doing during theday, you will use the cells that have not done anything and givethose that have had work to do a rest. So you should regulate theevenings that you have and call forth an entirely different lineof thought so as not to use the cells which you have tired outduring the day. If you will center your attention on a newthought, you relieve the old cells from vibrating with excitementand they get their needed rest. The other cells that have beenidle all day want to work, and you will find you can enjoy yourevenings while securing needed rest. When once you have learned to master your thoughts, you will beable to change them just as easily as you change your clothes. Remember, the real requisite of centering is to be able to shutout outside thoughts--anything foreign to the subject. Now, inorder to control your intention first gain control over the body.This must be brought under direct control of the mind; the mindunder the control of the will. Your will is strong enough to doanything you wish, but you must realize that it is. The mind canbe greatly strengthened by being brought under the directinfluence of the will. When the mind is properly strengthened bythe impulse of the will it becomes a more powerful transmitter ofthought, because it has more force. The Best Time to Concentrate Is after reading something that isinspiring, as you are then mentally and spiritually exalted inthe desired realm. Then is the time you are ready for deepPsychic - Concentration. If you are in your room first see that yourwindows are up and the air is good. Lie down flat on your bedwithout a pillow. See that every muscle is relaxed. Now breatheslowly, filling the lungs comfortably full of fresh air; holdthis as long as you can without straining yourself; then exhaleslowly. Exhale in an easy, rhythmic way. Breathe this way forfive minutes, letting the Divine Breath flow through you, whichwill cleanse and rejuvenate every cell of brain and body. You are then ready to proceed. Now think how quiet and relaxedyou are. You can become enthusiastic over your condition. Justthink of yourself as getting ready to receive knowledge that isfar greater than you have ever received before. Now relax and letthe spirit work in and through you and assist you to accomplishwhat you wish. Don't let any doubts or fears enter. Just feel that what you wishis going to manifest. Just feel it already has, in reality ithas, for just the minute you wish a thing to be done it manifestsin the thought world. Whenever you concentrate just believe it isa success. Keep up this feeling and allow nothing to interfereand you will soon find you have become the master ofPsychic - Concentration. You will find that this practice will be ofwonderful value to you, and that rapidly you will be learning toaccomplish anything that you undertake.
