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The Mastery of Destiny
accuracy and despatch. He will thus, as his concentrative capacity increases, enlarge his usefulness in the scheme of things, and increase his value to the world, thus inviting nobler opportunities, and opening the door to higher duties; he will also experience the joy of a wider and fuller life.
In the process of concentration there are the four following stages:
- Attention.
- Contemplation.
- Abstraction.
- Activity in Repose.
At first the thoughts are arrested, and the mind is fixed upon the object of concentration, which is the task in hand—this is attention. The mind is then roused into vigorous thought concerning the way of proceeding with the task—this is contemplation. Protracted
