'If you can keep
playing tennis when somebody is shooting a gun down the street, that's
concentration'.
What will happen if you take your eyes off the road or take your hands off from the steering wheel while driving. This is what will happen if you take your mind off from your goal and do not control the wandering mind!
Do this exercise.
Set a timer for one minute and close your eyes and
notice every thought that enters your mind. As and when a thought enters the
mind open a finger. When the timer goes, open your eyes and count how many
fingers are open. This number indicates how many thoughts entered your mind and
it is an index of how disturbed is your mind.
Next, set the timer again for sixty minutes. Pick
up something to concentrate for one minute. Close your eyes and concentrate on that
thing only. Every time your mind wanders, internally say 'cancel, cancel' and bring your mind back to the thing and open one
of your fingers. When the timer goes, open your eyes and notice how many
fingers are open. This number represents how many times your mind wandered and
you controlled the same.
If you do this exercise for a few days
consistently, you will notice your span of attention and focus going up gradually.
N C Sridharan
www.timefoundation.com
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