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So with us also. We are seeking the meaning of our task, but the mind takes advantage of a moment of slackened attention, and flits off from one frivolous detail to another, till we suddenly come back to consciousness after traversing leagues of space. SO WITH US ALSO WE ARE SEEKING THE MEANING OF OUR TASK BUT THE MIND TAKES ADVANTAGE OF A MOMENT OF SLACKENED ATTENTION AND FLITS OFF FROM ONE FRIVOLOUS DETAIL TO ANOTHER TILL WE SUDDENLY COME BACK TO CONSCIOUSNESS AFTER TRAVERSING LEAGUES OF SPACE
, for the novice, is really miraculous. Then consider that far more wonderful instrument, the perceiving mind, played on by that fine musician, the Soul. Here again, innumerable small efforts of attention will accumulate into mastery, and a mastery worth winning. For a concrete example, take the gradual conquest of each day, the effort to live that day for the Soul. To him that is faithful unto death, the Master gives the crown of life. 11. The gradual conquest of the mind’s tendency to flit from one object to another, and the power of one-pointedness, make the development of Contemplation. As an illustration of the mind’s tendency to flit from one object to another, take a small boy, learning arithmetic. He begins: two ones are two; three ones are three-and then he thinks of three coins in his pocket, which will purchase so much candy, in the store down the street, next to the toy-shop, where are base-balls, marbles and so on,—and then he comes back with a jerk, to four ones are four. GH MIRACULOUS WHICH FOR THE NOVICE IS REALLY MIRACULOUS THEN CONSIDER THAT FAR MORE WONDERFUL INSTRUMENT THE PERCEIVING MIND PLAYED ON BY THAT FINE MUSICIAN THE SOUL HERE AGAIN INNUMERABLE SMALL EFFORTS OF ATTENTION WILL ACCUMULATE INTO MASTERY AND A MASTERY WORTH WINNING FOR A CONCRETE EXAMPLE TAKE THE GRADUAL CONQUEST OF EACH DAY THE EFFORT TO LIVE THAT DAY FOR THE SOUL TO HIM THAT IS FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH THE MASTER GIVES THE CROWN OF LIFE SUTRA ELEVEN THE GRADUAL CONQUEST OF THE MIND'S TENDENCY TO FLIT FROM ONE OBJECT TO ANOTHER AND THE POWER OF ONE POINTEDNESS MAKE THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONTEMPLATION AS AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE MIND'S TENDENCY TO FLIT FROM ONE OBJECT TO ANOTHER TAKE A SMALL BOY LEARNING ARITHMETIC HE BEGINS TWO ONES ARE TWO THREE ONES ARE THREE AND THEN HE THINKS OF THE THREE COINS IN HIS POCKET WHICH WILL PURCHASE SO MUCH CANDY IN THE STORE DOWN THE STREET NEXT TO THE TOY SHOP WHERE ARE BASEBALLS MARBLES AND SO ON AND THEN HE COMES BACK WITH A JERK TO FOUR ONES ARE FOUR
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