I read a post on Rinpoche's blog on Concentration.
http://blog.tsemtulku.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/great-lamas-masters/the-perfection-of-concentration-by-geshe-rabten-rinpoche.html
Our mind is like a monkey always moving, always busy. Here are some ways to help generate concentration.
The practice of concentration requires sitting in your proper posture, to which there are seven points:1. Legs crossed and feet resting on the thighs, with soles turned upward. If this causes too much pain, it distracts from concentration. In which case, sit with the left foot tucked under the right thigh and the right foot resting on the left thigh. [.....]
Recently, I entered a school essay competition. I doubt I would win because the thing I wrote about was about Buddhism and I bet that none of the teachers would understand.
The question of the essay was to end the essay with this sentence, "I shall not forget this day for the rest of my life."
I wrote about taking refuge under my wonderful spiritual guide, H.E. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche. It was the first thing that popped into my mind.
Here is the essay (I modified it a bit for more detail as there are no word limits here and I also forgot certain parts of what I had written) :
Out of all the memorable things [.....]