The Power of Concentration (Unabridged)
Practical Exercises in Mental Discipline, Memory, Willpower, Habit Formation, and Self-MasteryBy William Walker Atkinson
Length4h 22m
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In *The Power of Concentration (Unabridged)*, William Walker Atkinson presents concentration as a trainable faculty through which attention, will, memory, and purposeful action may be disciplined. Organized in a progressive, lesson-like form, the book combines practical exercises—such as focused observation, mental imagery, and sustained attention—with exhortations toward self-command and constructive thought. Its direct, instructional prose, characteristic of early twentieth-century New Thought literature, joins psychological vocabulary to spiritual and metaphysical assumptions, reflecting an era fascinated by self-culture, personal efficiency, and the hidden capacities of mind. Rather than treating concentration as mere intellectual effort, Atkinson frames it as the foundation of character and achievement. Atkinson (1862–1932), a prolific American writer associated with New Thought, wrote under his own name and several pseudonyms, including Yogi Ramacharaka and Theron Q. Dumont. His work emerged from the period's overlapping interests in mental healing, occult philosophy, Eastern religious ideas as they were then interpreted in the West, and the practical psychology of success. This intellectual milieu helps explain the book's synthesis of spiritual aspiration and systematic self-training: Atkinson seeks to translate broad metaphysical ideals into repeatable daily practices. The book is recommended to readers interested in the history of self-help, New Thought, esoteric psychology, and theories of attention. It is especially valuable when read both as a practical manual of mental discipline and as a cultural document revealing how modern notions of personal transformation were formed.
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GenreSelf-Help
Length4 hrs 22 mins
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Publish dateJun 1, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Religio Medici (Annotated)
2INTRODUCTORY
3LESSON I. CONCENTRATION FINDS THE WAY
4LESSON II. THE SELF-MASTERY: SELF-DIRECTION POWER OF CONCENTRATION
5LESSON III. HOW TO GAIN WHAT YOU WANT THROUGH CONCENTRATION
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6LESSON IV. CONCENTRATION, THE SILENT FORCE THAT PRODUCES RESULTS IN ALL BUSINESS
7LESSON V. HOW CONCENTRATED THOUGHT LINKS ALL HUMANITY TOGETHER
8LESSON VI. THE TRAINING OF THE WILL TO DO
9LESSON VII. THE CONCENTRATED MENTAL DEMAND
10LESSON VIII. CONCENTRATION GIVES MENTAL POISE
11LESSON IX. CONCENTRATION CAN OVERCOME BAD HABITS
12LESSON X. BUSINESS RESULTS THROUGH CONCENTRATION
13LESSON XI. CONCENTRATE ON COURAGE
14LESSON XII. CONCENTRATE ON WEALTH
15LESSON XIII. YOU CAN CONCENTRATE, BUT WILL YOU?
16LESSON XIV. THE ART OF CONCENTRATING BY MEANS OF PRACTICAL EXERCISES
17LESSON XV. CONCENTRATE SO YOU WILL NOT FORGET
18LESSON XVI. HOW CONCENTRATION CAN FULFILL YOUR DESIRE
19LESSON XVII. IDEALS DEVELOPED BY CONCENTRATION
20LESSON XVIII. MENTAL CONTROL THROUGH CREATION
21LESSON XIX. A CONCENTRATED WILL DEVELOPMENT
22LESSON XX. CONCENTRATION REVIEWED
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