single-pointed awareness

["chenxsi" <chenxsi@...>]

Hello!

I've read the kybalion and have some questions about the chapter on 
Rhythm. What does it mean by "raising of the Ego above the 
vibrations of the Unconscious Plane of mental activity, so that the 
negative swing of the pendulum is not manifested in consciousness?" 
Is it accomplished by having a one-pointed awareness of your physical 
senses, emotions and thoughts every second, every moment so that you 
remain detached from your personality whilst performing your daily 
tasks?

For the past few days i've been practicing this constant-awareness of 
my personality self, which is alike to the step 1 thought-observation 
exercise, except that you extend this awareness of your thoughts to 
your emotions and physical actions. It sure gives me greater 
emotional stability, and a "nothing really matters that much" kind of 
attitude, but i find it hard to perform the one-pointedness 
meditation whilst remaining detached from my train of thought...or is 
it simply that one cannot remain detached and contemplating upon a 
thought at the same time? It is like watching a stranger performing 
the one-pointedness exercise, and me observing his thoughts going on 
in his mind, but its not easy. 

Well, if detachment from your daily tasks comes only after your mind 
is silent, and without any mental chatter at all, does it means that 
no matter what i do everyday ( playing basketball...talking to 
friends..) i should aim to have absoultely no mental chatter at all ( 
except during one-pointedness exercises)...with only a silent mind to 
carry through all my daily tasks?