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Concentration - the utilization of our mind

Concentration

The Taichi Yin-Yang simple structure:

Yin Component supports: Subconscious	Tai Chi: Differentiation System definition: Concentration	Yang Component operates: Conscious
rest are all subconscious .how to access? .how to concentrate? .what is inside there? .what kinds of memories? .what kinds of functions? .don't know why feel concentrated	Good: be able to concentrate on one object or matter at any instance	3-5% of our mind are being used consciously and be able to concentrate try hard to concentrate
don't know why feel distrated	Evil: being distracted by other objects or matters	do not try to concentrate and become distracted

Spirituality

The Taichi Yin-Yang simple structure:

Yin Component supports: Spirit	Tai Chi: Differentiation System definition: ME	Yang Component operates: Body
Spirit? Soul? Ghost? Our control? Need special device to detect? Spirituality? characteristics of our sprit. The content of our mind: Subconscious & Conscious which can be analyzed with system theory.	Good good person but to what frame of reference? ourself? family? society? country? world? Earth? universe?	Behavior: Thoughts Speech Body actions (manipulation of energy and matter)
Behavior	Evil	Behavior

The content of our mind, our spirituality,

methods or programs of our mind:

understanding the conscious and subconscious

The Taichi Yin-Yang simple structure:

Yin Component supports: Why to Act	Tai Chi: Differentiation System definition: Mental Contents	Yang Component operates: How to Act
wisdom the understanding of the three characteristics of phenomena of this universe: 1. anicca-impermanence2. egolessness 3. suffering	Good Proper methods that will purify our minds and be liberated	Dhamma: (1. morality:) right speech right action right livelihood (2. concentration:) right effort right awareness right concentration (3. wisdom:) right thought right understanding four qualities of a pure mind metta-selfless love compassion sympathetic joy equanimity peace and harmony
ignorance physical sloth and mental torpor agitation and worry doubt, uncertainty	Evil Improper methods that will poison our mind and keep suffering	conditional love coldness selfishness agitation
craving pleasent sensations preference ego, pride	aversion unpleasent sensations prejudice humiliation		thought: greed, lust, gluttony, hatred, ill will, animosity, wrath, pride, envy speech: deceive , curse, gossip action: kill, steal, rape, sloth

The size of each of the components determine our individuality.

The common ability of our mind: who are us afterall? our commonality.

The Taichi Yin-Yang simple structure:

Yin Component supports: Awareness	Tai Chi: System definition: Common ability of us	Yang Component operates: the power to Act
Consious+Sub-consiousAwareness through sensation triggered by our senses: Sight, Hearing, taste,smell, touch, memory in our mindAwareness that is supportted by our Good Yin of proper mental contents	Good liberation	ability to create new Taichi: Differentiationwrite programsbased on proper mental contents (programs already written)
Awareness that cannot be supported with our Good Yin of proper mental contents	Evil suffering	write programsbased on improper mental contents (programs already written)

commonality and individuality

Once our individuality is eliminated, only our commonality remains.
can we preserve individuality? only if we preserve our craving, aversion and ignorance, which must lead to suffering.

How to concentrate?

40 classic method for poeple with different state of mind: combination of the contents of one's mind
The one we researched and practiced the mose is Anapana, the observation of our breath, the observation of the flow of air in and out of our body.