The Power of Concentration
It is of the utmost
value to learn how to concentrate. To make the greatest success of anything you
must be able to concentrate your entire thought upon the idea you are working
on. The person that is able to concentrate utilizes all constructive thoughts
and shuts out all destructive ones. The greatest man would accomplish nothing if
he lacked concentration.
We all know that in order to accomplish a certain thing we must concentrate. It is of the utmost value to learn how to concentrate. To make a success of anything you must be able to concentrate your entire thought upon the idea you are working out.
Do not become discouraged, if you are unable to hold
your thought on the subject very long at first. There are very few that can. It
seems a peculiar fact that it is easier to concentrate on something that is not
good for us, than on something that is beneficial. This tendency is overcome
when we learn to concentrate consciously. If you will just practice a few
concentration exercises each day you will find you will soon develop this
wonderful power.
Success is assured when you are able to concentrate for you are then able to utilize for your good all constructive thoughts and shut out all the destructive ones. It is of the greatest value to be able to think only that which will be beneficial.
Did you ever stop to think what an
important part your thoughts, concentrated thoughts, play in your life? This
book shows their far-reaching and all-abiding effects. These lessons you will
find very practical. The exercises I have thoroughly tested. They are arranged
so that you will notice an improvement from the very start, and this will give
you encouragement. They point out ways in which you can help
yourself.
Man is a wonderful creature, but
he must be trained and developed to be useful. A great work can be accomplished
by every man if he can be awakened to do his very best. But the greatest man
would not accomplish much if he lacked concentration and effort. Dwarfs can
often do the work of giants when they are transformed by the almost magic power
of great mental concentration. But giants will only do the work of dwarfs when
they lack this power.
We accomplish more by concentration than by fitness; the man that is apparently best suited for a place does not always fill it best. It is the man that concentrates on its every possibility that makes an art of both his work and his life. All your real advancement must come from your individual effort. This course of lessons will stimulate and inspire you to achieve success; it will bring you into perfect harmony with the laws of success. It will give you a firmer hold on your duties and responsibilities.
The methods of thought concentration given in this work if put into practice will open up interior avenues that will connect you with the everlasting laws of Being and their exhaustless foundation of unchangeable truth. As most people are very different it is impossible to give instructions that will be of the same value to all. The author has endeavored in these lessons to awaken that within the soul which perhaps the book does not express. So study these lessons as a means of awakening and training that which is within yourself. Let all your acts and thoughts have the intensity and power of concentration.
To really get the full benefit
of these lessons you should read a page, then close the book and thoughtfully
recall its ideas. If you will