Hey there Brothers and Sisters,
I hope you’re having a blessed Monday (or Sunday?)
It’s a strange life, isn’t it?
I remember it like it was yesterday..
I was 17 years old..
Sitting in a pub, drinking a beer and skipping classes..
I thought I had it all figured out..
But in reality I couldn’t focus for more than 10 seconds, I enjoyed life but carried a subtle sense of self-doubt & loathing.
I knew I had potential, everyone had told me as much at every stage of my life..
But how to act upon it?
My circumstances were quite unique..
I was in the midst of 4 people in my life dying (including my Father), having to move away from my dream house and dealing with the standard issues of being a young man.
This was in the time before the Dan Koe’s, the numerous self-help Gurus on Twitter and YT..
You had to figure things out yourself
It wasn’t easy, but it was made 50x worse by my lack of concentration
That’s when I discovered Meditation.
And the thing that made it interesting to me?
Well..
Firstly, the promise of self-mastery..
That I could change my reality through my thinking..
But also the fact that all these interconnected cultures across the world were doing it..
Despite not being in contact with each other..
There must have been something there, right?
I started practising, and noticing immediate relief..
Sure, I’d pass out..
Drool all over my pillow..
Or have these surges of incredible anger..
But I could tell things were changing..
For the first time in a long time, I felt some degree of control..
I went out and bought Eckhart Tolle’s the power of now..
It introduced a new concept to me..
Mindfulness
”What a load of bollocks”..
My 17yr old self said..
Sure, Meditation I can accept..
But Mindfulness?
Nah, that ain’t it
Not knowing how vital and necessary Mindfulness is on the path to self-mastery
Anyway..
I started to fix my brain..
Remember before I said I couldn’t focus for 10 seconds?
Well..
After practising, I started to notice how much longer I could focus..
How that powerful and penetrating concentration I had had as a kid..
Had returned..
But with 5x the power
It was more intentional..
It felt amazing
As I went deeper, and could focus more, things started to change at a rapid pace..
I started to succeed..
I could feel my latent potential being unlocked by this ability to focus..
And this leads me to where I think many meditators go WRONG in their practice
(Just my personal opinion)
There’s no MORE powerful lever you can pull than sitting for at least 30 mins..
And specifically focusing on ONE thing..
Noticing when your mind wanders..
Relaxing
Returning to your object
Again and again
You’ll learn more about yourself & how your mind works than in 1 year of therapy
But..
Open awareness type meditations etc are great..
And you’ll feel relaxed
But consider them AFTER you’ve built up POWERFUL concentration
This is how you rewire your brain..
Enter absorption states..
Go from a scattered consciousness that achieves nothing to a collected one that has unlimited power..
This power and focus can be directed to anything in your life..
And it will help you incredibly..
This quote highlights the power of concentration..
”The possibilities of attention when properly directed are so startling that they would hardly appear credible to the uninitiated”
POWERFUL focus is the bedrock upon which success is built
Also - Let me highlight this - “Right Concentration” is one of the legs of the Noble-8-fold path..
A literal guide to reducing your suffering..
Right concentration is defined as one-pointed focus..
It’s not an advanced state,
It’s the baseline from which all other deep dives into consciousness are performed
This is a powerful skill, which takes Time X Consistency to achieve..
But the juice is well worth the squeeze..
*That’s why having someone experienced in these states to help you is vital*
How do I know?
I’ve been working with a number of clients over the course of the last month..
A large part of what we do is based on Meditation - Developing focus..
Using the most powerful force in the Universe..
Love (for yourself & others)..
The transformations have been POWERFUL
From chaos to clarity
From self-loathing to self-love
Realizations after Realizations
Unlocking peak performance
It’s been beautiful to observe
If you’re a:
Stressed out/burnt out entrepreneur who wants to unlock:
- Peak performance
- Peace
- Clarity
Leverage my 15 years of experience practising & teaching..
To become a master of focus & attention
DM me here
https://twitter.com/Mystical_x0
Here’s to a blessed week for all