Hey Thomas,

Concentration doesn't come over night. It takes a lot of effort and it's something a lot of us have problems with.

I can offer a few suggestions, but it will still require practice.

One suggestion is to do concentration exercises. A great one is explained here in this video: http://www.gnosticweb.com/node/11708 . By trying to visualize an object, we train our mind to stay focused on one thing and it also improves our visualization skills which are useful in various astral projection techniques.

It can help a lot to try to do one thing at a time whenever possible. So, I personally try to avoid eating and watching TV or talking on my cell phone while shopping, etc. By doing one thing at a time our mind is more focused and our attention doesn't become divided among many tasks.

Trying to spend our days in a state of Awareness is also really helpful. In Awareness we stay clear of daydreams, unnecessary worries, bouts of irritation or fear, etc., and spend time "in the moment" just experiencing the world with our five senses, with inner peace and clarity. This makes our mind less scattered and helps us in concentrating. More on awareness here: http://www.gnosticweb.com/awareness

You could also try to make the activities you do during the day concentration practices. I think the experience "Cultivating Concentration in the Garden" is really inspiring: http://www.gnosticweb.com/concentrating-the-mind . When doing our daily chores or activities, if we guard ourselves against daydreams then we can do our chores with concentration.

I hope this helps.

All the best!

Mike

Thanx MikeL

I'm sure it will help.
I'll try it as soon as I can.

Thanx very much.