EXplanation for the mystical practiCe II. Květoslav Minařík Received March 30 2016 Revised April 2 2016 Accepted April 8 2016 Abstract The article deals with the issue of concentration in spirituality, discusses its significance and methodology. A special emphasis is put on explanation of concentration on feet and legs in terms of its sense and effects. The current article is a continuation of the article Explanation for the Mystical Practice I published in the 2015 Fall edition of the Spirituality Studies Journal. Key words Yoga, mystical practice, concentration, methodology of concentration Spirituality Studies 2 (1) Spring 2016 65 3 Why to concentrate on feet and legs The universe in which we live is composed not only of visible and tangible phenomena but also of qualities. I mean the physical qualities – i.e., qualities that are weighable and measurable – and their psychological significance. I am though, writing about mysticism, about the spiritual develop ment and about the training toward an inner transformation which is supposed to lead to the bringing about of new emotional, mental and conscious qualities which are pleasant or very pleas ant. Therefore I will not write at length about the laboratory psychology which mostly only makes the path to liberating knowledge more difficult. I know that science trusts the laboratory psychology and that I will be, presumably, criticised for being unscientific, but that does not matter. Those who are familiar with life in a village know very well that, for example, the psychology of rats cannot be compared to the psychology of humans, because there is always some difference between the inner life of rats and the inner life of humans. When rats are provoked to an inner life by the need for food, they “scour” the ground with their
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