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Focalization, concentration of consciousness are of its essence.

—William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902)
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When an idea exclusively occupies the mind, it is transformed into an actual physical or mental state.

—Swami Vivekananda, Raja Yoga
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The power of concentration is the only key to the treasure-house of knowledge.

—Swami Vivekananda, Raja Yoga
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The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge your spiritual progress.

—Ramana Maharshi, Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi
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When concentration is mastered, the mind gains the power to pierce through the subtlest layers of nature.

—Patanjali, Works of Patanjali
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Concentration is the secret of strength in politics, in war, in trade, in short in all management of human affairs.

—Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Conduct of Life
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When the mind is concentrated and turned backward on itself, all within us that is stubborn will have to give way.

—Swami Vivekananda, Raja Yoga
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