Quotes About Focus

The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge spiritual progress.

Meditation applies the brakes to the mind.

You can only stop the flow of thoughts by refusing to have any interest in it.

Mind your business. Take care of what you came here for. Find the 'I' first and you may afterwards speak of other matters.

Your concentration must come as easily as the breath. Fix yourself on one thing and try to hold onto it. All will come right. Meditation is sticking to one thought. That single thought keeps away other thoughts. The dissipated mind is a sign of its weakness. By constant meditation it gains strength.

The mind is by nature restless. Begin liberating it from its restlessness; give it peace; make it free from distractions; train it to look inward; make this a habit. This is done by ignoring the external world and removing the obstacles to peace of mind.

How is breath control the means for mind control? M: There is no doubt that breath control is the means for mind control, because the mind, like breath, is a part of air, because the nature of mobility is common to both, because the place of origin is the same for both, and because when one of them is controlled the other gets controlled.

Engage yourself in the living present. The future will take care of itself. Do not worry about the future. (p. 154)

Anything that makes you unconscious of present moment leads to Suffering!

Believe me, men never stare at women, its they who steal our attention - Ramana Pemmaraju

Make NOW the primary focus of your life!"

Mechanics of Mind: Remember the nature of the mind - Mind is never where you are, it is always somewhere else!"

Not every emotion deserves the same attention!

We think more, hence we live less!

If we could see our lives from God's perspective, many of us would be forced to admit that our lives are cluttered with all sorts of things that keep us from moving forward and receiving the abundant life he promises. We need to simplify our lives, eliminating the things that bog us down and keep us from doing what God says are priorities.

Our use of time is a critical factor in whether we will be successful or unsuccessful in the important areas of life. Successful people keep the main thing the main thing. They don't let their time fill up with busyness that keeps them from the important parts of their lives that really need attention.

Work hard, work passionately, but apply your most precious asset—time—to what is most meaningful to you.

To find a self-made man, you need a very narrow field of view.

The key question to keep asking is, Are you spending your time on the right things? Because time is all you have.

A lot of people want a shortcut. I find the best shortcut is the long way, which is basically two words: work hard.

Don't complain; just work harder.

If nobody ever worried about what was in other people's heads, we'd all be 33 percent more effective in our lives and our jobs.

Treat the Disease, Not the Symptom

It doesn't matter how well you polish the underside of the banister." You