Mindfullness
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Why Meditation Feels So Difficult
In Raja Yoga, Swami Vivekananda famously compares the human mind to a wild, drunken monkey. Most people make the mistake of trying to force their mind to be completely still the moment they close their eyes. Vivekananda warns that this is like trying to violently fight a wild animal – it only makes the mind… Continue reading
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How to Build a Strong Mind
Many people feel their mind is weak. Easily distracted. Unable to focus. Hard to learn deeply. In the teachings of Swami Vivekananda, this is not a fixed problem. A “weak” mind is simply a scattered mind. And what is scattered… can be trained. The Real Problem: Scattered Attention Most of our mental energy is divided.… Continue reading
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Vivekananda – Powerful Techniques to Improve Concentration
Swami Vivekananda repeatedly emphasized that concentration is the key to all knowledge. In his book Raja Yoga, he explained that the difference between an ordinary mind and a powerful one lies mainly in the ability to focus deeply on a single point. To develop this power, Vivekananda outlined several practical techniques that gradually train the… Continue reading
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Vivekananda on the Power of Pratyahara – The Art of Mental Fasting
Why are most of us unable to use 100% of our energies and potential to achieve our goals ? Its lack of concentration. Swami Vivekananda taught that the secret lies in Concentration and the enemy of concentration is Overstimulation. Vivekananda compared the human mind to a monkey – restless by nature. In modern terms, your… Continue reading
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Why Your Mental Noise Isn’t You
We’ve all been there. You post something meaningful on social media and get no response. You make a small mistake at work and spend the next few days replaying it in your head. You receive a bit of criticism and it feels like a punch in the stomach. The usual advice comes quickly. “Just don’t… Continue reading
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