power of concentration, but for it, itself—loving truth for its own self.
This is the orderly, masterful, efficient way of attaining concentration. Learn to concentrate upon truth, and having acquired that power in the realm of reality, you. will have no difficulty in centering your mind upon whatever you will in the realm of appearances. For always you will stand upon the Rock of right reasoning; and if you turn aside from concentrating upon exact truth, yçu can look at symbols, as symbols, and let them hold your attention, so long as you will, because you see the connection between them and truth. Whereas, the things that distract, that break up the mentality and spoil concentration will not invite your attention. You can refuse to center your mind upon evil, fear, worry, foolishness, for these are the things that distract and they are spoilers of concentration.
No Suppression by Human Will
The worldly methods of thought-control by strenuous effort of the human will are to be put completely aside. Use no will power to concentrate. This mistake has been made by certain young metaphysicians, and even old ones. Those who have been long in this life have practiced and pursued ways that are strenuous and congesting; have inflamed and disturbed even their brain cells by dwelling upon some word which has little or no meaning in itself, repeating it over and over again, thinking that to hold a thought, one must exercise human will. No, the real
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