Center

Many disciplines encourage finding your center. What's that? My body has a center of gravity, but it isn't a sphere or cube. Finding a center point would be rather tricky without some major math and physics, applied with some sophisticated measuring devices. The ancients used different systems for identifying the center of the human body. Various organs were designated. Chakras were visualized to explain complex physiological actions. 

The center of consciousness is the human brain. It is as good as any place to start. Setting aside all the mumbo jumbo of various mystical or spiritual disciplines is a good way to stop dithering and to start thinking. While pronouncing magical words or doing bizarre movements on a mat may be entertaining, it is the brain which intentionally garners any benefit from these activities by consciously or unconsciously buying into them. 

The everyday mundane, when observed and investigated with concentration by an educated brain, is as magical and mystifying as any colorful ritual or belief system from the past. I find my center every morning by feeling my feet against the floor. I affirm my reality. I live on a spinning rock in a dark Universe. I have limited time to live. I am like all other living things. My power lies in my ability to perceive, to investigate and to understand. My power lies in maintaining my mind and body to its healthiest and most capable state of being. Science helps me to understand how to do this best.

Floundering about the marketplace of religion and mysticism for "the answer" is a waste of human lifespan. To get centered, get healthy. To expand your awareness, read science of every kind. To be happy, give love. To attain peace, live cooperatively with quiet reflection and meditation. The human species is unique in possessing the ability to see what needs to be done to improve other species without having the capability to apply that knowledge to its own species.