How to develop concentration?

Aya R Bh, muokattu 1 Vuosi sitten at 22.9.2023 13:32
Created 1 Vuosi ago at 22.9.2023 13:32

How to develop concentration?

Viestejä: 1 Liittymispäivä: 22.9.2023 Viimeisimmät viestit
I want to develop my concentration and to reach access concentration please give me tips and advice or book recommendations ..
​​​​​​ if once you reach access concentration can you reach it whenever you want or it's just a one time thing? 
​​​​​​​thank you in advance
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Chris M, muokattu 1 Vuosi sitten at 22.9.2023 15:43
Created 1 Vuosi ago at 22.9.2023 15:43

RE: How to develop concentration?

Viestejä: 5423 Liittymispäivä: 26.1.2013 Viimeisimmät viestit
Hello, Aya. Read this book by Leigh Brasington:

Right Concentration: A Practical Guide to the Jhanas
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Jim Smith, muokattu 1 Vuosi sitten at 22.9.2023 21:19
Created 1 Vuosi ago at 22.9.2023 21:19

RE: How to develop concentration?

Viestejä: 1798 Liittymispäivä: 17.1.2015 Viimeisimmät viestit
Aya R Bh
I want to develop my concentration and to reach access concentration please give me tips and advice or book recommendations ..
​​​​​​ if once you reach access concentration can you reach it whenever you want or it's just a one time thing? 
​​​​​​​thank you in advance


Two of the biggest obstacles to concentration are stress and mental fatigue. I find that relaxing meditation is very helpful in developing access concentration.

https://ncu9nc.blogspot.com/2020/08/preparing-for-meditation-with.html

If you try the above link, once you are fully relaxed sit up and do sitting meditation. I use that as a samatha type practice that I do as preparation for insight meditation.


I go by this definition of access concentration by Leigh Brasington:

http://www.leighb.com/accesscon.htm
Access Concentration is a state where you are fully with the meditation object (breath) and if there are thoughts, they are wispy and in the background and do not pull you away from the breath - you know every in breath and every out breath.
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Jim Smith, muokattu 1 Vuosi sitten at 22.9.2023 21:25
Created 1 Vuosi ago at 22.9.2023 21:24

RE: How to develop concentration?

Viestejä: 1798 Liittymispäivä: 17.1.2015 Viimeisimmät viestit
Chris M
Hello, Aya. Read this book by Leigh Brasington:

Right Concentration: A Practical Guide to the Jhanas


Leigh Brasington has a lot on his web site

http://www.leighb.com/index2.html

http://www.leighb.com/accesscon.htm

http://www.leighb.com/jhanas.htm

http://www.leighb.com/jhana3.htm

http://www.leighb.com/jhana2a.htm

etc.
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Dream Walker, muokattu 1 Vuosi sitten at 22.9.2023 22:22
Created 1 Vuosi ago at 22.9.2023 22:22

RE: How to develop concentration?

Viestejä: 1770 Liittymispäivä: 18.1.2012 Viimeisimmät viestit
Google this -
site:www.dharmaoverground.org concentration

Whatever your searching for on this site..... Substitute concentration for what you want to search for.... Lots of old posts with lots of good stuff.
Good luck,
​​​​​​​~D
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Pepe ·, muokattu 1 Vuosi sitten at 22.9.2023 22:38
Created 1 Vuosi ago at 22.9.2023 22:38

RE: How to develop concentration?

Viestejä: 740 Liittymispäivä: 26.9.2018 Viimeisimmät viestit
Hi Aya R Bh,

Leigh Brasington's book is a must. But Jim's suggestions on relaxation as foundational work are great too. 

Check also for tips and inspirational stuff below:

Shargrol'ls posts on Centering

Daniel's posts on Concentration
Brian, muokattu 1 Vuosi sitten at 23.9.2023 2:31
Created 1 Vuosi ago at 23.9.2023 2:31

RE: How to develop concentration?

Viestejä: 114 Liittymispäivä: 21.1.2019 Viimeisimmät viestit
For critiques and other ways of thinking about the situation with "access concentration", I recommend David Johnson's book The Path To Nibbana. There's a free PDF of it.
User 08, muokattu 1 Vuosi sitten at 27.9.2023 0:56
Created 1 Vuosi ago at 27.9.2023 0:56

RE: How to develop concentration?

Viestejä: 57 Liittymispäivä: 31.7.2023 Viimeisimmät viestit
Aya R Bh
I want to develop my concentration and to reach access concentration please give me tips and advice or book recommendations ..
​​​​​​ if once you reach access concentration can you reach it whenever you want or it's just a one time thing? 
​​​​​​​thank you in advance
I wrote up some tips here: https://www.dharmaoverground.org/discussion/-/message_boards/view_message/25580295#_com_liferay_message_boards_web_portlet_MBPortlet_message_25626845

If I understand access concentration correctly (e.g. https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/gunaratana/wheel351.html#ch1.3), it's a pretty low-level state, a prelude to jhana. If that's accurate, it's not a one-time thing; you can pretty much access it whenever you want (although it may be difficult in times of extreme emotion).

Murupolku