Difference between revisions of "Difference between Concentration and Meditation"
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To keep constantly a concentrated and in-gathered attitude is more important than having fixed hours of meditation.<ref>The Mother. cwm/16/letters-to-a-young-sadhak-vi</ref> | To keep constantly a concentrated and in-gathered attitude is more important than having fixed hours of meditation.<ref>The Mother. cwm/16/letters-to-a-young-sadhak-vi</ref> | ||
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| + | Concentration is a gathering together of the consciousness and either centralising at one point or turning on a single object, e.g. the Divine—there can also be a gathered condition throughout the whole being, not at a point. | ||
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| + | In meditation it is not indispensable to gather like this, one can simply remain with a quiet mind thinking of one subject or observing what comes in the consciousness and dealing with it. | ||
| + | <ref>Sri Aurobindo. (2015). The Synthetic Method of the Integral Yoga. In Letters on yoga II. Retrieved from http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/29/concentration-and-meditation</ref> | ||
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| + | In concentration proper there is not a series of thoughts, but the mind is silently fixed on one object, name, idea, place etc. | ||
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| + | Meditation means thinking on one subject in a concentrated way. | ||
| + | <ref>Sri Aurobindo. (2015). The Synthetic Method of the Integral Yoga. In Letters on yoga II. Retrieved from http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/29/concentration-and-meditation</ref> | ||
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| + | Concentration, for our Yoga, means when the consciousness is fixed in a particular state (e.g. peace) or movement (e.g. aspiration, will, coming into contact with the Mother, taking the Mother’s name); | ||
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| + | meditation is when the inner mind is looking at things to get the right knowledge. | ||
| + | <ref>Sri Aurobindo. cwsa/29/concentration-and-meditation</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 18:16, 20 May 2018
Related topics: Concentration | Meditation |
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Concentration means fixing the consciousness in one place or on one object and in a single condition. |
Meditation can be diffusive, e.g. thinking about the Divine, receiving impressions and discriminating, watching what goes on in the nature and acting upon it etc.[1] | |
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Concentration does not mean meditation; on the contrary, concentration is a state one must be in continuously, whatever the outer activity. |
To keep constantly a concentrated and in-gathered attitude is more important than having fixed hours of meditation.[2] | |
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Concentration is a gathering together of the consciousness and either centralising at one point or turning on a single object, e.g. the Divine—there can also be a gathered condition throughout the whole being, not at a point. |
In meditation it is not indispensable to gather like this, one can simply remain with a quiet mind thinking of one subject or observing what comes in the consciousness and dealing with it. [3] | |
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In concentration proper there is not a series of thoughts, but the mind is silently fixed on one object, name, idea, place etc. |
Meditation means thinking on one subject in a concentrated way. [4] | |
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Concentration, for our Yoga, means when the consciousness is fixed in a particular state (e.g. peace) or movement (e.g. aspiration, will, coming into contact with the Mother, taking the Mother’s name); |
meditation is when the inner mind is looking at things to get the right knowledge. [5] |
References
- ↑ Sri Aurobindo. sabcl/23/sadhana-through-meditation-i
- ↑ The Mother. cwm/16/letters-to-a-young-sadhak-vi
- ↑ Sri Aurobindo. (2015). The Synthetic Method of the Integral Yoga. In Letters on yoga II. Retrieved from http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/29/concentration-and-meditation
- ↑ Sri Aurobindo. (2015). The Synthetic Method of the Integral Yoga. In Letters on yoga II. Retrieved from http://incarnateword.in/cwsa/29/concentration-and-meditation
- ↑ Sri Aurobindo. cwsa/29/concentration-and-meditation