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4. Object of Concentration
Mental nervousness or unconcentrated state of mind is due to energies of the mind running out in many directions instead of in one. Attachment to other things causes this. These are the destructive forces, destroying and preventing concentration and knowledge.
To facilitate concentration, acquire the forces of building up. The repetition of religious words helps this, only do not let it become automatic. The object of concentration is to make spiritual advancement, by eleminating injurious elements and assimilating good ones.
Concentration is work, it is a concrete activity of the mind.
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