PsiPog.net

Science is EvolvingHomeArticlesQ&AArchiveMediaLinksSearch

View topic - concentration

PsiPog.net Forum Index » Personal Techniques » concentration

Goto page 1, 2  Next

concentration
Author Message
concentration on Fri Jan 13, 2006 7:53 pm

naneran

Joined: 13 Jan 2006
Posts: 24

I can't make psiballs or anything, half the time i can't even pool any psi in my abs. I've asked around and it's been suggested to me that i should try working on my concentration, so, does anyone have any ideas that i can try to work on that? maybe there's some technique you can share that you use?

thanks for your help Smile
(sry if this is in the wrong section)
Back to top
Posted on Fri Jan 13, 2006 7:54 pm

PantsParty

Joined: 28 Nov 2005
Posts: 514

I too have this problem sometimes. I'll try to concentrate on a certain visualization, but then I get sidetracked by something... only thing I can say is don't feel alone on this one, friend.
Back to top
Posted on Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:00 pm

naneran

Joined: 13 Jan 2006
Posts: 24

good to know Smile
i think my biggest distraction would be the stupid fish tank in the room next to mine *shakes fist at it*.
that and i just get random thoughts. like an a.d.d. kid or something (don't get me wrong, i don't have a.d.d.)
i think i heard somewhere that coloring in coloring books is supposed to help but idk lol
Back to top
Posted on Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:04 pm

neveza

Joined: 12 Jan 2006
Posts: 1147

Stop pooling energy, stop using other energy, start using yours and you may not have anymore problems besides mental fatigue even that is a probability that won't happen.
Back to top
Posted on Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:24 am

naneran

Joined: 13 Jan 2006
Posts: 24

i try using my own energy, the problem is i can't concentrate enough to use it properly.
Back to top
Posted on Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:37 am

_Exception_

Joined: 12 Jan 2006
Posts: 28

Here's a litte technique which seems to work for me.

Concentrate only on your breathing. Hear it. This helps build focus which can then be directed to whatever you want, in this case making a Psi Ball.
Back to top
Posted on Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:47 am

naneran

Joined: 13 Jan 2006
Posts: 24

thanks Smile
i'll try it tonight.
Back to top
Posted on Sat Jan 14, 2006 7:45 pm

Kushimaster

Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Posts: 62

Y'know, I read once that the human attention span is about 3-4 seconds. That means that you cannot concentrate more than five seconds on making a psiball without something stupid popping up if you are the average human.

Ever ask yourself, "Why the hell is meditation so boring?"
The entire point to meditation is to manifest willpower, to expand your attention span, so that you have a stronger intent when you try things. I read that if you get 1 thought to last for 28 seconds, non interruptions, then you break a mental barrier, and from a a buddhists point of view (I think) reach a stage of enlightenment. And if you get a 68 second thought, anything is possible.
(Y'know, I've always wondered what enlightenment was, and thought that maybe the buddhists that do put themselves through that mental torture and reach enlightenment simply contrast their humble lifestyle with their painful meditation so much that it is blissful to live without such intense concentration... But that's just me, don't go ruining your dreams because of what I just said.)
Back to top
Posted on Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:39 pm

pyroman098

Joined: 13 Jan 2006
Posts: 916

i bet i could do that..
Back to top
Posted on Sun Jan 15, 2006 9:17 pm

Kushimaster

Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Posts: 62

Ha ha... The second I tried to get past 4 seconds, random images kept popping up because I tried to get past 4 seconds. If you don't think about thinking for past 4 seconds while thinking about it, that stuff wont happen, but that's the hardest thing ever.
Back to top
Posted on Mon Jan 16, 2006 1:02 am

naneran

Joined: 13 Jan 2006
Posts: 24

haha, if i can't concentrate enough to concentrate, how the heck am i supposed to concentrate enough to move energy around or make a psiball?!
lol, oh man, this is gonna' take awhile.
Back to top
Posted on Mon Jan 16, 2006 7:26 am

netrage

Joined: 15 Jan 2006
Posts: 16

hi friends,

the key here is not doing but undoing, not removing the thoughts but to let them go away..

in addition to the above mentioned breathing exercise, just follow this -

1 just breath normally and relax.
2 just act like you are watching a movie, and watch your own thoughts..
3 slowly close your eyes and "SEE" how you breath.. . by "SEE" i mean just observe the inhale and exhale motion... you will see it will tend to slow down and balance a bit.. and you will see your mind reducing the number of thoughts .. and eventually calm...

thaz all you have to do to ... .Smile if still you dont get it .. read peebrains guide for beginners.... that will surley help.. you all on the psipog.net

regards
Back to top
Posted on Mon Jan 16, 2006 1:39 pm

InnerFire

Joined: 12 Jan 2006
Posts: 172

Well I be giving my standard psiball speech.

A) The best way to improve your concentration is to continue practicing, even if aren't succesful initially you're building on stuff, even something as sparse as a once a week practice should eventually crack it.
B) Don't consider energy to be a problem, in this case even someone with below average energy generation can successfully do this technique.
C) Read up on tactile visualization on Psipog, sometimes it works better for people to use that, or sometimes it works better to use a combination of both
D) Since you're having trouble always try to practice under "optimal conditions", good sleep, not depressed, not starving.
E) Don't sweat it, you'll get it eventually if you keep trying. It doesn't even mean you're a bad psion, it took me a while because I had some wierd issues and energy manipulation isn't my main strength.
Back to top
Posted on Mon Jan 16, 2006 8:37 pm

billzah

Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Posts: 26

a technique I use if I can't concentrate long enough is, rather than thinking of some random thing subconciously, I force myself to visualize the act a different way. I.E. I start to make a Psiball, I imagine a red ball (trying to make a hot one), when I feel my concentration slip I would switch to an orange ball, then a ball made of fire, etc etc....I don't know, it works for me :3
Back to top
Posted on Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:06 pm

Eldibs

Joined: 12 Jan 2006
Posts: 909

So you basically get a bunch of visualizations for your goal, and you switch when you have trouble concentrating?
Back to top

Goto page 1, 2  Next

PsiPog.net Forum Index » Personal Techniques » concentration