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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. 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
rd vesture and the bastard powers of psychism are easily attained; yet, even when attained, they are a delusion, the very essence of unreality. Therefore ponder well the earlier rules, and lay a firm foundation of courage, sacrifice, selflessness, holiness. BOOK III 1. The binding of the perceiving consciousness to a certain region is attention (dharana). Emerson quotes Sir Isaac Newton as saying that he made his great discoveries by intending his mind on them. That is what is meant here. I read the page of a book while inking of something else. At the end of he page, I have no idea of what it is about, and read it again, still thinking of something else, with the same result. Then I wake up, so to speak, make an effort of attention, fix my thought on what I am reading, and easily 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. CORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY MAGGIE RUSSELL NEW YORK NEW YORK THE YOGA SUTRAS OF POTANTELLI THE BOOK OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN AN INTERPRETATION BY CHARLES JOHNSTON BOOK THREE SUTRAS ONE TO THIRTY SIXRA ONE THE BINDING OF THE PERCEIVING CONSCIOUSNESS TO A CERTAIN REGION IS ATTENTION DAH RANA EMERSON QUOTES SIR ISAAC NEWTON AS SAYING THAT HE MADE HIS GREAT DISCOVERIES BY INTENDING HIS MIND ON THEM THAT IS WHAT IS MEANT HERE I READ THE PAGE OF A BOOK WHILE THINKING OF SOMETHING ELSE AT THE END OF THE PAGE I HAVE NO IDEA OF WHAT IT IS ABOUT AND READ IT AGAIN STILL THINKING OF SOMETHING ELSE WITH THE SAME RESULT THEN I WAKE UP SO TO SPEAK MAKE AN EFFORT OF ATTENTION FIX MY THOUGHT ON WHAT I AM READING 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
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