Gainful attention is an essential tool

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Gainful attention is an essential tool. It is both an art and an acquired skill..it brings clarity and an intelligence that sees the true nature of things. A person equipped with meditative attentions skill  is capable of exploring  world within and outside. The ability to gain attention is first Requirements in any human endeavor. All religions emphasize beginners to acquire attention skills before proceeding further on spiritual voyage. Here is a story on the importance of attention 

A monk asked the teacher what is the fundamental teaching in Buddhism. The master replied “ Attention” . The student dissatisfied with the answer said, I was not asking about attention , but wanting to know the essential teaching in Buddhism. The Master replied “ Attention, Attention Attention, implying the importance of attentive mind