Sagar Tewatia – Mumbai Uncensored, 14th March 2022
You must be familiar with the word “concentration”, but do you actually know what concentration is and do you know by understanding this concept and implementing it in your life, you can achieve anything.
So, let’s start by understanding this term, concentration is the ability to focus on one thing at one time without being distracted. You must have observed this thing at some point in your life that due to the distraction you have missed something important because your mind was making you travel to “The strawberry world” and to be honest everybody loves to stay in that imaginary world. Still, it’s not practical all the time; sometimes, even the present moments are more interesting than that parallel universe, but to live those moments, we have to stay in the present.
What are the benefits of staying in the present?
This could be a question that may arrive.
Staying in the present moments will not only help you in enjoying those moments, but it will also help you in taking the best decisions, taking out the best of your ability, paying attention to every single detail, improving your relationships and just imagine if the great English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author Sir Isaac Newton would be lost at the time when that apple hit his head, would we be able to get all those laws and other solutions which he provided?
Of course not! So staying in the present is the first step of creation.
How to stay in the present?
That’s what we all are looking for, isn’t it?
Before we jump to the technique, first, we should understand why we are unable to concentrate.
- Everybody has told us to concentrate, but no one told us how to focus, so we don’t know the way
- We have not practised concentration
Yes, you read it right, concentration is just like other things, i.e., practising dancing, training muscles daily, riding a bicycle every day to practice and so on. Whatever we want to achieve, we have to practice for that particular thing, and if we won’t, then that skill will not come to us.
There are multiple techniques to achieve this level; for many people chanting is the best way to train their mind while some people prefer doing guided meditation, it’s all about which one works for you, and to identify that correct technique, you have to try many techniques, maybe the first technique which you going to practice could be the best choice for you, and on the other hand possibilities are there that you have to try many methods. But, still, the end result should be beneficial for you.
In the end, you should be able to stay in the present without worrying about the future and without thinking about your past, and if you don’t know any of the techniques, you should look for some mindfulness/ meditation workshops.
One of the techniques which we may work for you.
Sit comfortably in your room, disconnect all the electronic gadgets, close your eyes and take a deep breath, now start observing the room with closed eyes, try to focus on the sounds; maybe the wind blower of your air conditioner is generating a sound, maybe kids in your society making noise and every time available sound is your breathe, just focus on your breath, try to how it’s going through your nostrils and expanding your diaphragm.
This could be one of the techniques which can work for you, and it doesn’t just try something else; this is just a suggestion from our side.
Whatever the meditation technique will work for you, you should train your mind to focus on the current task to get the best of your ability and always remember the inventions we are witnessing today; each one was made first to someone’s mind.
So, our mind is the most precious thing available on this planet; train it!Have a wonderful mindfulness life ahead.
