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So for things within; one may fix the inner glance for a moment on spiritual things, or one may hold the consciousness steadily upon them, until what was in the dark slowly comes forth into the light, and yields up its immortal secret. SO FOR THINGS WITHIN ONE MAY FIX THE INNER GAZE FOR A MOMENT ON SPIRITUAL THINGS OR ONE MAY HOLD THE CONSCIOUSNESS STEADILY UPON THEM UNTIL WHAT WAS IN THE DARK SLOWLY COMES FORTH INTO THE LIGHT AND YIELDS UP ITS IMMORTAL SECRET
ly take in its meaning. The act of will, the effort of attention, the intending of the mind on each word and line of the page, just as the eyes are focussed on each word and line, is the power here contemplated. It is the power to focus the consciousness on a given spot, and hold it there Attention is the first and indispensable step in all knowledge. Attention to spiritual things is the first step to spiritual knowledge. 2. A prolonged holding of the perceiving consciousness in that region is meditation (dhyana). This will apply equally to outer and inner things. I may for a moment fix my attention on some visible object, in a single penetrating glance, or I may hold the attention fixedly on it until it reveals far more of its nature than a single glance could perceive. The first is the focussing of the searchlight of consciousness upon the object. The other is the holding of the white beam of light steadily and persistently on the object, until it yields up the secret of its details. DING AND EASILY TAKE IN ITS MEANING THE ACTIVE WILL THE EFFORT OF ATTENTION THE INTENDING OF THE MIND ON EACH WORD AND LINE OF THE PAGE JUST AS THE EYES ARE FOCUSSED ON EACH WORD AND LINE IS THE POWER HERE CONTEMPLATED IT IS THE POWER TO FOCUS THE CONSCIOUSNESS ON A GIVEN SPOT AND HOLD IT THERE ATTENTION IS THE FIRST AND INDISPENSABLE STEP IN ALL KNOWLEDGE ATTENTION TO SPIRITUAL THINGS IS THE FIRST STEP TO SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE SUITRA TWO A PROLONGED HOLDING OF THE PERCEIVING CONSCIOUSNESS IN THAT REGION IS MEDITATION DIANA THIS WILL APPLY EQUALLY TO OUTER AND INNER THINGS I MAY FOR A MOMENT FIX MY ATTENTION ON SOME VISIBLE OBJECT IN A SINGLE PENETRATING GLANCE OR I MAY HOLD THE ATTENTION FIXEDLY ON IT UNTIL IT REVEALS FAR MORE OF ITS NATURE THAN A SINGLE GLANCE COULD PERCEIVE THE FIRST IS THE FOCUSING OF THE SEARCHLIGHT OF CONSCIOUSNESS UPON THE OBJECT THE OTHER IS THE HOLDING OF THE WHITE BEAM OF LIGHT STEADILY AND PERSISTENTLY ON THE OBJECT UNTIL IT YIELDS UP THE SECRET OF ITS DETAILS
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