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with sadhana. Attentiveness is effective in noting the arising of our thoughts and in recognising the contents of our thoughts and beliefs. It is particularly useful in changing the self limiting beliefs we have that is preventing us from unlimited possibilities. Since changing these unconscious self limiting beliefs requires that we first identify them, attentiveness plays a crucial role in this identification process. When we are attentive to the thoughts and beliefs in our mind, we can then work on replacing beliefs that limit us with wholesome and life- enhancing ones.
How can we increase our attentiveness? We do that through meditation. Those of the aspirants who ask how to be attentive during meditation may kindly note that continuous meditation alone enable us to be attentive to our states of mind. Meditation, when done on a regular basis, increases our attentiveness about the object of meditation and allows us to gradually peel off layers upon layers of negative mental and emotional imprints (samskaras). The more we are attentive of the goal
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