The Secret of Concentration
This applies equally to all other vocations. It is rather rare that one possesses skill in a new craft. Based on the preceding observations, we come to know the fact that concentration is achieved by continuous striving. This was Lord Krishna's answer to Arjuna's question too: practice results in perfection. And you might have heard "practice makes man perfect" - What was Arjuna's query?
"Krishna, the mind is very fickle; it is endlessly restless. It is powerful too. To keep it under control is equivalent to capturing the wind. How then can such a fickle mind be brought under control? Lord Krishna replies: "what you say is true, Arjuna. It is a fact that the mind is restless. It is true that keep it under control is no easy task. But listen to this-important-revelation:
It is equally true that even such a fickle mind can be brought under control by the force of CONSTANT PRACTICE and detachment. Arjuna's question is quite natural and equally simple is Lord Krishna's answer. The problem of the mind's restiveness is not a new thing; it is as old as man himself. However, owing to the immoral and undisciplined mode of life prevalent today, it might have increased by a certain degree. In fact, Arjuna was a man of courage and righteousness. If such a man's mind could be erratic, what to speak of the unsteadiness of mind of today's pleasure-seeking and indulgent humanity.
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