If a man is not observant, he is not attentive.
Young children possess this power of involuntary attention to a greater degree than grown up people. Individuals perceive without knowing why and without observed instruction.
The attention is induced by the beauty and attractive nature of the object. The benefits derived by the practice of attention are incalculable. This is cultivated by practice and perseverance. Voluntary attention needs effort, will, determination and some mental training. Some deliberate intention, incentive, goal or purpose is definitely involved. When you have an express volition to attend to this or that, it is called voluntary attention. When the attention is directed towards some external objects by an effort of the will, it is called voluntary attention. There are again two other kinds of attention viz., voluntary attention and involuntary attention. When it is directed internally within the mind upon mental objects and ideas, it is known as internal attention. When the attention is directed towards external objects, it is called external attention. All the great men of the world do possess this faculty in varying degrees.Īttention is of two kinds, viz., external attention and internal attention. The whole secret lies in the fact that they have developed their attention to a remarkable degree. There are Yogis who can do eight or ten or even hundred things at a time. No one can get success either in temporal or spiritual pursuits without attention. An attentive soldier alone can hit the mark. The military officer says "attention," and the soldier is ready with his gun to carry out his behests. An attentive student in the spiritual path can do hearing (Sravana) of the Srutis in an efficient manner. You observe something therefore you are attentive.Īttention belongs to every state of consciousness and is present in every field of consciousness. It is not possible to separate attention as a distinct function. If you analyse carefully the mental functions or operations, no one process can be singled out and called attention. It agrees with one's daily experience also.
But the best authorities, eastern and western, hold to the "single idea" theory as being correct. The human mind has the power of attending to only one object at a time, although it is able to pass from one object to another with a marvellous degree of speed, so rapidly in fact, that some have held that it could grasp several things at a time. Moreover the great art of memory is attention inattentive people have bad memories. The force wherewith anything strikes the mind, is generally in proportion to the degree of attention bestowed upon it. The mind will become stronger and stronger. Throw interest upon uninteresting objects and ideas. Practise attention on unpleasant tasks from which you have been shrinking before on account of their unpleasantness. Throw your entire attention into whatever you happen to be doing at the moment. All the great men of the world who have achieved greatness have risen up through this faculty. Attention can be cultivated and developed by persistent practice. It is easy to fasten the mind on an object which the mind likes best. A Yogi who possesses this faculty can even fix the mind on an unpleasant object for a very long time. Brahmacharya wonderfully develops this power. Attention (Avadhana) plays a conspicuous part in concentration. When it is properly guided and directed towards the internal world for the purpose of introspection, it will analyse the mind and illumine very many astounding facts for you.Īttention is focussing of consciousness. He is nimble and alert.Īttention plays a very great part in concentration. If you have good attention, you can attend to the matter in hand exclusively. Through attention a deeper impression of anything is made in the mind. There is effort or struggle in attention. During attention all the dissipated rays of the mind are collected. The entire energy is focussed on the object towards which attention is directed. Through attention you get a clear and distinct knowledge of objects. It is the whole mental process in one of its aspects. Attention should be cultivated gradually. Where there is attention, there is also concentration. Through attention you can develop your mental faculties and capacities.
It is focussing of consciousness on some chosen object. You must, therefore, know what these two words mean.Īttention is steady application of the mind. There can be really no concentration without a remarkable degree of interest and attention shown by the practitioner. Then only your whole attention will be directed towards the object upon which you wish to concentrate. You must evince good interest in the practice of concentration.
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