CONCENTRATION 1
"Thou God seest me."
If the mind falters, bring
it gently back to the significance, meaning, and implications of this
statement.
"There is a peace that
passeth understanding; it abides in the hearts of those who live in the
Eternal. There is a power that maketh
all things new; it lives and moves in those who know the Self as one."
Eliminate all thoughts
other than those having a bearing upon the subject. If you find difficulty maintaining
concentration, imagine you have to give a lecture upon these words to an audience. Picture yourself as formulating the notes
upon which you will later speak. Carry
your mind on from stage to stage and you will find that five minutes will have
gone by without your attention wavering, so great will have been your interest.
You may wish to memorize or
capture the essence of the following sequence, following upon the seed thought.
Note that this depicts a sequence of thought, as follows:
Thou God seest me.
This God is the divine in me, the indwelling Christ, the Soul.
For long ages this soul has perceived and observed me.
Now for the first time I am in a position to see God.
Up till now, I have been negative to this divine Reality.
The positive relation is becoming possible.
But — this seems to involve the idea of duality.
But I and God are one.
I am God, and have been all the time.
Therefore I have been seen by my Self.
I am that Self, That Self am I.