Meditation, a state of consciousness in which one steps awareness of the surroundings so the mind can focus on a single precept, leads to rest and relief from stress. It takes patience and persistence to develop the power of concentration required in meditation. Psychotherapist Lawrence LeShan, Ph.D., another pioneer who explores therapeutic and ethical implications of meditation and visualizations, offers us a means of reaching into the mind by counting breaths. It is a technique used in Zen training, and the object is to be doing just one thing as completely and fully as possible, the single thing, in this case, is counting one's echalations.