the transcendental one and the immanent one, or, in one of them for the purpose of exploration and obtaining knowledge. No. No one whose mind escapes to some far inner spaces where it can gather some evanescent and seemingly superworldly ideas and dreams, is a mystic. Only that person is a mystic, who is able to, with a rational conception of everything and with thinking of the same nature, move in the spheres of the so-called “only indicated phenomena”, thus actually seed phenomena, out of which the phenomena only form. Therefore, mysticism is a psychology and not at all a system of peculiar disciplines which brings peculiar results. It is thus inappropriate to judge it to be a nebulous teaching, or even a confused doctrine for spirits blundering around in the fuzzy ideas out of which nothing concrete ever comes. The concentration of mind is supposed to do the opposite – to uproot this blundering. This is clearly indicated by the fact that it is supposed to be a conscious thinking, which uses its supports only to deepen the concrete thinking, to develop and improve it. However, in the highest conception, concentration is both the Aqua regia and the analyser of the material and physical phenomena; these are means with which a person arrives at the knowledge of the universe both in the small and the grand scale, thus of the microcosm as well as of the macrocosm and by that also to the solution of the entire problem of suffering. However, I am repeating that concentration is like this only in its highest conception, because, the concentration of mind of the beginners on the path of the mystical initiation does not lead to anything like this. The reason for this is that their concentration is continuously polluted by a mixing in of emotions and various stimuli, which overshadow their “observer” by inner tensions, which constitute the efforts to obtain things, which are pleasing for the senses and gratifying cravings. Therefore, this mixing in has to be taken into account. When it is not taken into account, then, although a person can take up a practical concentration of mind, still they, almost exclusively, continue to create relationships to the world, or, they continue with speculations, which will mix in their concentration as a consequence of the inborn emotional nature, which continues to be alive. Particularly with regard to this, it is necessary to consider the enlightening concentration to be only a conscious and vigilance-full focusing of the mind on one single thing. This thing is supposed to be, above all, the state beyond both all happening and all processes, by both of which the usual living of all creatures is characterised, including such a person who strives for his or her enlightenment, and uses for it not fully understood mystical means. Due to all this, a person must train themselves towards concentration. Initially, they must focus their mind only cautiously. It is supposed to be a concentration, by means of which they are supposed to create the necessary conditions for a thorough observation of all processes which take place in their being and, furthermore, in the entire everyday living, however, primarily in themselves. Only then he, or she, can burden their consciousness, by means of the intensive concentration, with reactions, which are brought about by the direct and “hard-core” mental concentration to which they will devote themselves and by which they can attain enlightenment. 42 (10) Květoslav Minařík
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