Premanand Ji Maharaj's advice for students who cannot concentrate

Students ask him how to concentrate. His answer is not a concentration technique at all.

Premanand Ji Maharaj with a finger raised while teaching

In short

  • Fix the routine before you fix the mind.
  • Sleep at a fixed hour.
  • Keep the phone out of the room.
  • Start the day with a few minutes of japa.

Routine first

Fix the routine before you try to fix the mind.

He treats concentration as a by-product of discipline, not a skill you can acquire directly. A scattered day produces a scattered mind.

Three things to change

  1. Sleep at a fixed hourThe same time every night, including before exams.
  2. Phone out of the roomNot face down on the desk. Out.
  3. Begin with japaA few minutes so the mind starts settled rather than scattered.

Exam pressure

Fear before an exam is the mind rehearsing a result that has not happened. Do today's study fully and hand the result over: see his advice on anxiety.

Where this comes from

Everything on this page is drawn from what this site records of his public satsang on the questions page and the teachings page. It summarises his position; it does not quote him word for word.

This is a fan website, not the official site of Shri Hit Radha Keli Kunj. The article summarises what he teaches in public satsang; it does not quote him. If something here is wrong, tell us and it is corrected the same week.

Quick answers

Questions people ask about this

How can students improve concentration according to Premanand Ji Maharaj?

By fixing the routine first: fixed sleep, phone out of the room, and a few minutes of japa at the start of the day.

How long should a student chant?

A few minutes is enough to begin; continuity matters more than the number.

What about exam stress?

Do the day's work fully and release the result, rather than rehearsing it.

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