The mental training under all ritual, measured. Count out-breaths from one to ten and start again when you lose count; tap each time you notice your mind wander; gaze at a candle flame and hold its after-image; climb a five-level ladder of images from a red circle to a whole temple, rating each for vividness. Follow the month's plan and watch your restarts fall. Counting now fills a ring of ten beads, with a picture afterwards of how far each attempt got; and Kim's game, from Kipling's Kim, trains the looking that visualisation rests on: study a tray of symbols, then pick out every one that was on it.
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Sit comfortably and breathe slowly. Count each out-breath, one to ten. If you lose count, or a thought carries you off, tap and start again at one. Press the button on every out-breath. The number of restarts falls over the weeks, and you will notice the effect in ordinary life.
the Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā
Gazing at a mark without blinking.
Sources: Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā 2.31
A few things to do with this tool, from a first try to a habit. Each one you tick counts as practice for the day, towards your streak and milestones.
Kept in this browser. Notes you send to the journal are kept there as well.