Third exercise

Choose an object with a simple shape: a box of  matches, an outline drawing, a book, a vase, etc. Sit in a comfortable position and look attentively at the object you have chosen so as to fix its outline and general shape in your mind.

   Look at the outline of the object without focusing on the details. Close your eyes and try to recreate the object in your mind’s eye as accurately as possible.

   At the first attempt, you will probably find that the image is vague, fleeting, and its outline imprecise. Try to improve this image as much as possible. Open your eyes and look at the object again: this time look at the details (shape, colours, etc…), all its characteristics. Then close your eyes again and recreate the object in your mind’s eye as accurately as possible. Repeat the exercise until you manage to recreate the object clearly. You should see it "in your mind’s eye" as clearly as you saw it with your eyes.

   You have just completed a very important step, and the next step is much easier.

   By practising concentration on a regular basis, you will automatically acquire an excellent level of attention to the details of everyday life. This quality of concentration will not only make you more discerning but will also make you more able to keep your objectives very much in mind. You will have developed what is commonly known as "sequential thought".

   Once you have developed this habit with practice, concentrating “to order” will become increasingly easy. You will be able to use your mind and your mental powers as reliable and permanently available "tools".

   You are now ready to approach visualisation in the true sense of the term and take advantage of its wonderful benefits. You will develop the ability to modify your future and ultimately transform your life. In other words, you will no longer be the victim of events, you will create them.