The Power of Attention

WHAT IS ATTENTION?

In the Bible, God is called I AM.

I AM is the pure Awareness that animates every being in the universe.

In man, I AM is the point freedom; it is the power of attention.

A human being has the freedom to choose the object of his attention.

Man brings into his world the thoughts and objects to which he gives his attention.

Whenever he gives something attention, he gives it life and it becomes part of his world.

Whenever he removes his attention from something, that thing begins to die and disappears from his world.

If anything happens in the universe and a man is not aware of it, it does not exist in his world.

This means that attention or Awareness is the greatest power in the universe.

THE WATCHMAN AT THE GATE

Most human beings have no control of the thoughts and impressions that come into their mind.

Their mind is open to every suggestion, criticism and impression from the outer world.

They let all kinds of negative thoughts and suggestions fall into their subconscious mind.

These seeds automatically take root and are eventually manifested as difficult circumstances and events in their life.

We must hire a watchman or security guard at the door of our mind. This watchman will only let in good and useful thoughts and impressions. This watchman is our attention or awareness.

 OUR STATE OF MIND IS A CITY

Our state of mind is a city and our loves and beliefs are the monuments and buildings of this city.

Some of these buildings are old and worn out. These are our false and superstitious beliefs, our personal likes, dislikes, attitudes and prejudices.

We must destroy these buildings. How do we do it?

We take away our attention from whatever we do not find true and beautiful in our mind.

Once we remove our attention from these outworn beliefs and false ideas, they begin to crumble and die.

After the old  city is destroyed, we must build a new one.

BUILDING A NEW CITY

Now, we must be receptive to new ideas and Truth.

But the watchman at the gate of the city makes sure that only beautiful thoughts can enter our consciousness.

This new city will be guarded day and night so that it will never be defiled or corrupted.

As soon as we notice any negative thought, we take away our attention from it and turn our attention to what is True, Beautiful and Good.

We can only give our attention to one thought at a time. And whenever we are no longer aware of something, it eventually dies and vanishes from our city and our world.

We must take our attention away from disease, poverty and sadness.

And we must keep our attention on health, wealth and joy.

Problems are kept alive by attention. If we remove our attention from them, they must dissolve. This is the law of mind.

By keeping our attention on what is good, beautiful and true, we will create and manifest a beautiful world.