one-pointedness -- of mind? (OPM)

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I'm confused if your 3 points are about One-pointness or the

Discussion of such. Perhaps more Amma quotes are in order, or better

yet some quote from Swami P's tapes because they're mostly about the

Practicals of Sadhana.

 

This is my experience of One-Pointedness (OF MIND):

 

OPM comes on it's own, after concentrated

effort. Any singular focus over time

can bring it about (japa, seva, etc.).

Even doing lots of studying of a subject

as if for an exam. Headaches during

this effort are bound to occur.

 

OPM Is not directly achieved, similar

to trying to meditate and actually

reaching the state of Dhyaana.

But, effort must be there.

 

OPM makes a bad singer or one with

a lousy voice sound great when

leading a bhajan.

 

OPM causes the perception of time

to speed up, bringing about Automatic

Detachment and Simplifying one's

lifestyle due to necessity. Time flies

when you're having fun...

(due to singular absorption)

 

OPM when focused on a subject,

reveals great information due to the

laser like focus, with more subtler

information revealed the longer

or intense the focus. (i.e. much

information is gained in a short

period of time). Can bring about

creative intuition or answers to

problems.

 

OPM has a sensation of being

in a trance, or that your

consciousness has backed up into

a small box in your head

(intense episodes only).

 

OPM can cause the physical

heat of tapas in your body,

whether at the point of

concentration or all over.

Extended O.P. can ignite

the Kundalini process,

or re-awaken it if it has slept again.

 

tom

 

Ammachi, "amarnath" <anatol_zinc wrote:

>

> perhaps, "one-pointedness" would be a good topic for discussion?

> there are so many different ways to approach this

> 1) some can lead to enlightenment quickly

> 2) while the other extreme can lead to dogmatic control

> 3) and everything else in the middle

>

> amma bless,

> amarnath

>