Vital Centers for Concentration 201 



whole nervous system is energized. The benefit 

 derived from the exercise is in exact ratio to the 

 success of the student in holding the current men- 

 tally to the designated center. A good beginning 

 is thus made in mental control, for the brain ap- 

 propriates its full share of the energy, gains stead- 

 iness and flexibility, and the memory is quickened. 

 All mental effort is made easier and more fruitful, 

 and the voice so intimately associated with our 

 mentality gains sweetness and fullness of tone, 

 evidencing the increasing harmony of the life. 

 All harsh, uneven, and strident tones can thus be 

 overcome. 



In concentration we develop still higher power 

 the power of higher forces on higher planes of 

 activity. With regard to these varying planes, 

 please remember that every one is positive to the 

 next below and negative to the one above ; and that 

 the higher they are the finer, swifter, and more 

 subtle are the vibrations. As you progress, gain- 

 ing more and more control over the physical, and 

 insight into the mental activities of your being, you 

 will receive irrefutable proof that the spirit brings 

 out power wherever it is focused. 



When there is a state of physical discord and 

 the need is to purify and harmonize the Tattvic 

 vibrations on the physical plane as well as to ob- 

 tain mental control, the most important centers 

 upon which to concentrate are the sacral and the 



