Dharana in Yoga | Absolute FOCUS | Sadhguru Isha

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so if i do jigsaw puzzle or uh crossword puzzle whichever way you put it it's wrong absolutely focused in the book to a point slowly the surrounding disappeared because the book got interesting dear sadhguru with the covet 19 confinement there has been an increase in jigsaw puzzle coloring books and knitting can such activities which require consistent focus on one thing and are repetitive in nature bring a meditative state that people are unknowingly longing for this happened shankaran pillai was going door to door now he's going you know using his enterprise during the virus lockdown selling children's kind of a mechanical toy that you children can put it together which will need a certain level of focus and intelligence so he went into your home a young mother was interested in getting something to manage the child and shankaran pillai showed this how this is and what it is so whichever way she tried it she couldn't put it together and she said isn't this a little too complicated for a child then he said no no this is a toy which will teach the child the ways of life whichever way you put it it's wrong that's what patanjali also said whichever way you do it it's wrong the only way is to become one with everything so if i do jigsaw puzzle or uh crossword puzzle something something where i can be busy well if you read a book or do jigsaw or whatever else definitely certain amount of focus is needed normally if you stay focused let's say you got interested or involved in reading a book and you stayed focused absolutely focused in the book to a point slowly the surrounding disappeared because the book got interesting that is called as dharana in yoga that means you have a focus you and the book all that exists rest of the world has disappeared in that sense there is some use to it definitely but you're using the puzzle or whatever else more as a distraction then as a way of focusing the reason why you're doing this is just sitting here by yourself will drive you crazy unless you're doing something either on the phone or with this or that you must be doing something otherwise you'll go crazy you're using it as a distraction you're using your focus as a way to distract yourself i'm saying this lockdown time at least find out how crazy you are at least get a diagnosis don't have to go to any doctor because that is also under psychiatry is under lockdown by yourself you sit down for one hour with your eyes closed see what all happens in your mind after one hour to whatever extent you can remember this just write it down because most of it for most human beings there is no continuity random random random stuff is happening write it down if you trust anybody at home you tell them not you your friend wrote a letter like this to you don't expose yourself because people will exploit this if they read it they will say this is the work of a madman hundred percent you can take two three opinions you yourself will know so it's good to find out how mad are you yes very important first and foremost thing if you want to go somewhere is to find out where am i right now even google demands where are you if you ask the route for that place even the google maps ask where are you because without knowing where you are we cannot direct you anywhere isn't it so how crazy are you i think it's good to find out especially at a time like this a whole lot of people are painting end of the world picture in their head so especially such people and everybody else you must take a picture of your mind it will not come out in any uh whatever this scans and stuff you have to look at it yourself so when you're in such a state of madness where are you going to go like this and wherever you go what difference will it make same things pursue you same problems will continue we can change physical atmospheres but that's not going to change the quality of life so already any number of questions are coming like this is this the end of the world what will be the scene after virus is everything going to change our lives will change the world will change it will never be the same again world anyway is never the same again how it is today it will not be the same way after 10 days after virus what will happen this happened to a group of nuclear scientists nuclear scientists club never meeting one of them who was particularly pessimistic said the way we are going at it within 10 years time there will be an explosion of cosmic proportions which will end everything another scientist said i am willing to take a bet on this that such a thing won't happen 100 i will bet on it so the other scientist asked how are you so sure he said see it's not that i'm sure of anything it is just that if i win i will collect my bet if you win there will be nobody to collect anything so jigsaw puzzles chess game all this is good for a little bit of time but these are all distractions it's not a solution i'm telling you make use of this time to enhance the life that you are how do i do it there are many ways to do it there are tools and tools right now is not the time to offer the first thing is this just sit by yourself every day one or two hours with eyes closed it doesn't matter it doesn't matter what the mind says doesn't matter your body struggles with it simply sit life will change believe me