Concentration Verses Meditation
Channel: Self Awareness Talks
Date: 2021-05-27

Concentration and Meditation have two different aspects. Concentration is the focus of the mind on thought and meditation is the state of pure awareness where you dissolve all the points of concentration.  But it is important to note that both Concentration and Meditation depend on each other for a person to achieve self-realization. This Video talks about a brief analysis of both these mind tools. 

This Video Covers :
1) What is concentration?
2) What is Meditation?
3) What is the comparison and difference between concentration and meditation?
4) How to achieve the state of meditation?
5) How to practice concentration?

Concentration and meditation are two distinct mental processes that are often misconstrued. In reality, these states are very different.

Concentration is a mental state in which a person's mind is entirely focused on a single object, goal, or reward. Additionally, the term refers to the act and process of achieving this specific state of mind. Concentration is the polar opposite of an unfocused or wandering mind. 

This state of mind has an element of control, direction, will, decisiveness, and action. Concentration enables a targeted or restricted action or activity directed toward a certain goal or result. It may include mental imagery, willpower, and repetitive repetition.

Concentration requires self-control and the ability to concentrate the mind. Typically, it entails sustained mental concentration and awareness. It encompasses both the inner world (the individual's thoughts) and the outside world (the individual's surroundings). Additionally, the focus includes the past, present, and future. 

Concentration is intrinsically linked to the past since it is the outcome of an event. While the present refers to the actual act of concentration and the future to the intended result or impact of the act of concentration, there is a desired effect or impact from performing the act of concentration.

There is an act of focus on the item involved in the act of concentrating. Additionally, there is a concentration limit. It has a beginning and an end. Concentration often results in fatigue and frustration, particularly when the intended impact is not attained.

On the other hand, meditation is a state of mind in and of itself. Concentration is often the polar opposite of meditation. Meditation is not about having an unfocused mind, but about having an uncluttered mind. In contrast, focusing, this function requires little or no brain activity.