Книга: The End Game: Concentration for Enlightenment (Volume 1)

Concentration skills are necessary for every success. Without an ability to focus on the needs of the present moment, efforts for success fail. Most people develop their concentration skills through a natural interest in life. You enjoy something and when you pursue it, concentration skills develop to your degree of interest. Though few academics teach concentration skills, it is possible to learn how to concentrate better. A simple method is to take a greater interest in those things which require your attention. When the interest is lacking, repetition increases the student's focus. Religions, religious traditions and spiritual teachers teach concentration skills as prayer, meditation, repetitive mantras, chanting, scriptural study and other activities that arouse one's interest in beliefs and dogma. Reinforcing one's attention on a single scriptural passage, for example, is one way of distilling the essence of truth by casting aside distractions. Only one method of concentration directly causes the evolutionary progression of human consciousness - concentration on the breath. By learning how to focus on and manipulate the physical and subtle breath, everyone can learn to increase their understanding of all other aspects of life. The End Game presents unembellished techniques for observing and manipulating the breath. If you master the three steps presented in this small text, you will be able to answer any question and focus upon any interest. The increased concentration skills which are a natural result of these techniques may be applied for success in any area of life.