Concentration

Author(s): Virchand R Gandhi
Publisher: Shardaben Chimanbhai Educational Research Centre

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(Faculties are the modes in which the ego acts and are not something apart and separate from the ego). The three faculties are (a) memory, (b) understanding, (c) will. Memory - The first faculty to exercise is to remember the meaning of the idea (benevolence). What it means; what did the person of whom you are thinking mean by benevolence ? Then the faculty of understanding is next exercised. What do I understand by the definition given of benevolence ? “Benevolence is the desire and the determination to do good to our fellow beings”. To understand the meaning as a whole is the first function to be exercised by the faculty of understanding. After having grasped the general idea, divide it up into parts or aspects, because the idea by itself is very complex. How shall we divide it ? To take each word and think about it separately is not a true division. The essence of the idea must always remain present. It is a desire to do good to