Concentration is the first and main thing that each of must acquire in order to advance in the spiritual realm, whether to practice Reiki, to meditate, practice yoga or simply to relax and de-stress. Everyone has a certain ability to concentrate, but for personal evolution the concentration must be developed to a greater degree.
There are, however, many people who do not find it easy to keep their attention on the same thing for more than 1 minute ( that reach so much!), Maybe because of the vital vor gine in which they are submerged, or simply by unconsciousness (understood as absence of developed consciousness) spiritual.
However, the concentration, in addition to being necessary for students and workers, is very beneficial and necessary for practitioners of any energy therapy or alternative. If we concentrated the sun's rays through a lens we could even burn any paper. On the other hand, if those same rays let them act scattered, by themselves ... they could not do the same.
In the same way if we manage to gather the scattered rays of our mind in meditation or Reiki and focus them towards a point, we will have a spectacular result of concentration and greater use, even at the sensory level, of the therapy we are practicing. The concentrated mind is like a powerful beacon to discover the treasures that reside hidden in the soul and to achieve the supreme wealth of unifying ourselves with our own Being, our essence, eternal bliss, spiritual immortality and will fill us with an imperishable joy.
In fact, concentration is a phase of meditation itself. It is like a previous phase but that can also be considered meditation, since the intention to meditate is what moves us to concentrate ... and that is already being meditated at least already intentionally.
What is concentration?
Concentration, as a basic definition, is to focus our mind on a single thought. During the concentration the agitation that usually characterizes our mind disappears. The senses in this state are appeased, and in very advanced states of concentration one can even lose consciousness of one's own body and even of everything around us. Otherwise, we can hardly experience emotions, ecstasy or elevation if we remain in our routine with a mind full of ideas, planning and daily worries. We have to change this mental scheme by sublime and more spiritual thoughts.
Exercises to concentrate
We often find it more or less easy to concentrate the mind on external objects, since we have a natural tendency to live focused and attentive towards the outside. At the beginning of our concentration practice we can do the following mental exercises, with our eyes closed, sitting comfortably with our legs crossed, or simply in a position in which our body does not demand attention:
Exercise 1: selective attention.
Visualize a flower garden in the style of the immense and colorful fields of Dutch tulips. Now focus on a single flower of all that beautiful garden. Look at its texture as if you had it at your feet, as if it were unique, aspire to its smell and contemplate its hue ... (is it pale? Is it intense? ...).
Or listen to a group of sounds, such as an orchestral symphony or a choral performance; Now select the predominant sound, try to determine if it is a sound produced by one or another instrument, (is it windy? ... Is it percussive? ...), or try to follow the melody line of the main voice of the coral; Then strive to locate the weakest sounds in each case.
Or for something even simpler, visualize an orange: analyze its color, its shape and roughness. Enjoy its taste and perceive its smell.
Or (if you are already able to make the leap to abstract thoughts) just think of a quality like love, mercy or patience, how they can manifest or manifest in your life. Fill yourself with that perception gradually for the whole day.
Exercise 2: visualization and introjection
Place your favorite meditation image in front of you, it can be a picture, a mandala, a photo ... whatever inspires you to start meditating. Observe it with a firm look like soaking up every stroke, every trait, every color and shape your image has. Then close your eyes and visualize it in the center of your chest, where the heart chakra (anahata) resides or in the eyebrows, where the sixth or third eye chakra is located. When the image is disfigured in your mind by the absence of physical stimulation, open your eyes and look at it again. Close them a few minutes later and repeat the process.
At first you must train your mind with everyday objects. Later, you can successfully concentrate it on more complex objects and even abstract ideas. Be patient…
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Sit in a comfortable posture as if you were going to meditate with your legs crossed. In a room in twilight and without currents place a candle that has a stable flame, at the height of your eyes. Breathe consciously that you are doing it for a few minutes. Look at the flame for a minute without blinking. Let the tears occur naturally (it is not convenient to force your eyes too much ... First of all ... good sense!). Close your eyes and visualize the flame in the space between the eyebrows during the same time of the visualization. Start with a minute of concentration and gradually increase.
Developing concentration and will can be one of the most complicated things to achieve. But if you do, you will have a much less stressful life and enjoy better mental health. Many times, the lack of will can lead us to give up and therefore fail at certain times that we would like to concentrate. Other times it may happen that we don't want to concentrate directly.
But this only brings complications, since we will be postponing tasks that sooner or later we will have to perform. The next time this happens to you, ask yourself if it will really be easier to do it later, and if you would not like to have done it before so that it did not occupy a place in your head at that time.
On the other hand, we know that sometimes we want to think about more than one thing at a time. This is something that prevents us from concentrating on the task we are performing. If this happens to you, it is best to try to be aware that you are doing it again and confess it. For example, you are working on something in the afternoon and it comes to your mind that at night you must decide what to cook.
At that time, tell yourself, “I will solve the problem of dinner once I get home; from now on, the next 2 hours I will only dedicate myself to finishing this work ”.
The key is to live only one moment at a time. When you sit for meditation, never think about your work. When you're at work, never think about your sick child or any other family duty. When you bathe, don't think about playing. When you sit down to eat, don't think about pending work. You must train yourself in attending the work that you have in your hands with absolute attention. Concentration is a mental process and not a muscular exercise. It is only achieved when one is free from all distractions. At this point the repetition of mantras helps to still the mind and eliminates its agitation.
IVAN
Reiki Therapist
VIGO REIKITERAPY
