Many times we hear that some people are not able to
concentrate on any subject for a long time because of various external
constraints. These limitations may be genuine also, but one is required to know
the techniques how to increase the power of concentration for success in life.
The parents always complain about this fact, and they shout on their
children. But it is a wrong process of
reproaching and made them more attentive. If you want to teach them to
concentrate for a long time, you have to make them practice mindfulness. Before that, you need to practice this
technique. Whether you are standing, walking, sitting or even talking, if you
can embrace upon to this practice, not only your concentration power will be
increased, but also your life will be enjoyable. Buddha had taught two creeds; one is
mindfulness, another one is love and through this route, you can reach the
spiritual path. In today’s complex
world, the ultimate truth is inexpressible, whereas the relative truth is
spread in different versions sometimes distorting the real fact. The reason is our mind and bodies are not
acting in the same direction. We all have twenty-four hours in a day, and we
are engaged in different activities like surfing websites, writing letters,
giving presentations, discussing the technical matter with peers, busy in
confabulations with family members for a variety of issues, and sometimes
lazing around the house without any purpose.
While making yourself busy in all these vital as well as trifle issues,
have you any time counted that how many minutes you are developing an intimate
connection with your body with the mind, which is the essence of Mindfulness.
Surprisingly, most of the times we fail to engage both of them in unison. Your mind will be as usual a waiver organ,
and so to control, you need to subjugate it.
Buddha stressed on the development of morality, awareness,
wisdom and equanimity. If there is any social, religious and personal dispute,
you face, you have to silence using the power. Mindfulness is the essence of
life. And extending love, showing affection to other persons, animals, trees,
plants and flowers are also important to receive God’s blessings. Buddha always
insisted for the middle path, and he advocated for staying in the present
moment amidst universal sufferings without bothering much for the unknown and
unknowable origin.
We all know that our sufferings are due to our lack of
understanding of this mindfulness and not showing enough love. We face different types of challenges in
life, and we combat relentlessly pervading sufferings caused by disease, aging,
death and impermanence. We suffer
because we are sloughed in the dark tunnel of ignorance and shackled by
ego. Buddha was aware of this fact, and
so he prescribed a step-by-step process of transformation. Life is painful despite the occasional,
transient and apparent happiness. No
sooner the hour of pleasure is over, we again become sad. Why?
The reason is that we are not able to enlighten our body, mind, and
soul. We live in the illusion that our
lives are full of happiness. We seek
peace in the midst of disturbing facts and absolute impermanence. When we utilize our intelligent and recognize
this fact, we strive for the transcendental entity beyond the dualities of
pains and pleasure. To bring in the
concept of mindfulness and to love each other, Buddha prescribed the noble eight fold path; the constituents of the same are wisdom, morality,
assimilation, and Samadhi. The road
starts with seeking the right view of the reality behind the apparent. Through the good view, we must adopt the
right intention to take the same as the principle of life. A good (right) plan or goal must be in front
of you. We need to translate the good
intentions into right actions through right speech, and right living-hood. Once these steps are in the place, you need
to put real efforts to follow the path that consists of right mindfulness or
observation of each of your actions in life carefully. Finally, right contemplation emancipates one
from the unending misery of the sufferings and improper living. Buddha professed that morality is the
backbone of an ideal life. And, morality
follows the practice of mindfulness that starts contemplation of
body-within-body, being mindful of breathing and the five elements in the
body. It follows non-reactive awareness
of feelings, mind, and mental qualities.
Mindfulness consists of knowledge of the body, states of mind, intellect and feelings – pleasant, painful as
the non-reactive and non-judgmental witness that eliminate stress level and
revealing the truth. Through mindful
meditation, you can increase the power of observation awareness.
It also inculcates a habit of extending a lovable relationship
which cultivates empathetic awareness of all beings. Empathy is the route to share the emotions of
others including their thoughts and feelings.
The unconditional love is one of the precious assets that ultimately
culminates in identification with all beings.
While doing so, we accept their concerns, fears, anger, hopes, craving
for desires of different types of our own. It ultimately influences our
attitude and behavior towards them. The
unconditional love has three different dimensions of experience. When we become aware of other’s happiness, we
experience empathetic joy without showing any jealousy towards their successes.
You must ensure to transform the sufferings of others into compassion with a
sense of empathy, not pity. Finally, awareness of joy and suffering of others
makes us introspect deeper to find out the equanimity. Buddhism says that morality, mindfulness, and
unconditional love are the solutions to curb the pollutant minds of the people
and their problems, and it increases the concentration power.
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