Attention and Will
The document explores the themes of attention, belief, prayer, desire, and the pursuit of truth while addressing the concepts of sin, wretchedness, and the value of solitude.
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Rather than the contracting of our muscles, attention involves the canceling of our desires; by turning toward another, we turn away from our blinding and bulimic self. The suspension of our thought, Weil declares, leaves us “detached, empty, and ready to be penetrated by the object.”