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The 5 states of mind are:

a.   Mudha- A dull, indolent person.

 

b.   Kshipta- A distracted & restless person.

 

c.   Vikshipta- A usually scatter brained but occasionally preoccupied person.

 

d.   Ekagra- A focused & concentrated person.

 

e.   Niruddha- A person who has restrained & mastered his mind.

 

One should aim to become the last two that is a focused,

Concentrated, restrained person who has mastered his mind.

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Your attention maintains the fluctuations of your thoughts.

 

The power of attention decides the focus & concentration of mind.

 

The undercurrents of attention are awareness & will.

 

Hence one should take of oneself.

 

There is no point in learning concentration if you cannot focus on worthy goals. 

 

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The way to generate a concentrated mind is through the power of attention.

 

Attention is more your own property than fluctuations & thoughts.

 

Attention is a steady beam of light of awareness generated by your free will.

 

What you pay attention to becomes your steady consciousness.

  

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Mental fluctuation & thought:

 

Unstable fluctuations & dissimilar thoughts are formed in an average, ordinary mind.

 

Stable fluctuations but dissimilar thoughts are formed in a focused mind.

 

Stable fluctuations & similar thoughts are formed in a concentrated mind.

 

Non fluctuating rising & falling at the same train of thoughts form a meditative mind.

 

  

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Sight, hearing, taste, touch & smell plus your activities & memory are inlets to the mind.

 

Contents of the mind:

 

Your thoughts, emotions, impulses, drives & attitudes depend on your intake through five senses viz sight, taste, touch, smell & hearing.

 

These make the main content to your thoughts.

 

Conscious control of the senses is the 1^st step.

 

Your activities create impressions which may bypass your conscious mind.

 

What you think also depends on your previous experiences stored as impressions (samskaras) in the subconscious which in turn sprout on the conscious mind as memories (smriti).

 

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What we think we become.

 

Instinct under control becomes reason.

 

Reason under control becomes inspiration.

 

Inspiration under control becomes realization.

 

Control is central to development.

  

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