Methods for Increasing Meditative Concentration and Wisdom

In our daily lives, we should train ourselves more, use our brains to think more, think a matter through clearly, and then express it. If we cannot think it through clearly, we should try not to express it to others, unless we wish to seek their help. When we use our brains to think, we can strengthen our meditative concentration (samādhi) and also give rise to wisdom. A relatively fast method of cultivating concentration is to deeply contemplate a dharma meaning, condense that dharma meaning into a single point, and suspend it within the mind without letting it scatter—holding it there at every moment, so the mind does not become distracted. The more interested you are in this dharma meaning, the more focused the mind becomes, and the better your power of concentration. In time, you will develop the habit of focused thinking, and your wisdom will grow rapidly.