Cultivation of Perception

The source recounts a student returning to the same fish, using a pencil to record details missed at first. Three days of observation are said to produce familiarity with the specimen and a habit of attending to detail, giving the lesson a concrete example of repeated study.

The closing account associates the use of sensory channels with Will and Attention. It asks students to cultivate wakefulness and perception, then goes beyond the observational example by promising the unfolding of latent faculties.

Careful observation, a record of details and a return to the object are the procedure visible in this account. Its anecdotal educational result and its esoteric promise are different claims; neither needs to be assumed in order to compare a first impression with a later observation.