The Power of Unwavering Focus

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

4.7 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2022

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

When you were a kid, teachers and parents probably told you to concentrate. And as an adult, you likely often think about how much more productive, present, and happy you'd be if only you had better focus. But despite how much we think about our desire to improve our focus, no one ever gets any training in how to do it and even explains what focus is, exactly. My guest today is an exception to that rule. He was taught the secrets to concentration when he spent ten years as a Hindu monk, and today he's on a mission to share them with others. His name is Dandapani, and he continues to live as a Hindu priest, though he's now also an entrepreneur and author, with a book just published called The Power of Unwavering Focus.

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0:00.0	Brat McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.
0:11.2	When you were a kid, teachers and parents probably told you to concentrate.
0:14.6	And as an adult, you likely often think about how much more productive, present, and
0:18.5	happy you'd be if only you had better focus.
0:21.2	But despite how much we think about our desired and improved our focus, no one ever gets
0:24.7	any training and how to do it, and even explains what focus is exactly.
0:28.4	My guest today is an exception to that rule.
0:30.4	He was taught the secrets of concentration when he spent 10 years as a Hindu monk, and
0:34.3	today's down a mission to share them with others.
0:36.1	His name is Dan Dapani, and he continues to live as a Hindu priest, though he's now
0:39.8	an also-notch pernure and author, with a book just published called The Power of Unwavering
0:44.2	Focus.
0:45.2	Today in the show, Dan Dapani defines focus and shares the existential reasons why developing
0:49.0	yours is so vital.
0:50.4	He explains how that development begins with understanding how the mind is different from awareness, that
0:54.6	where awareness goes, energy flows, and the need to bring awareness to attention.
0:59.3	We walk through how to stop practicing distraction and how to start practicing concentration by
1:03.8	making each of your daily activities a focused practice, and ultimately making your whole
1:08.5	day a practice.
1:10.0	We also discuss how daily sessions of meditation are inadequate for developing focus, how
1:13.9	mindfulness is different than concentration, and how the ability to control and direct
1:18.0	your awareness is one of the greatest powers you can possess.
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