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Dhyana
Meditation and focused awareness
šUnderstanding Dhyana
Dhyana is the practice of sustained, single-pointed meditationāa continuous flow of attention toward one object, thought, or awareness. While concentration (dharana) is the act of fixing the mind on something, dhyana is what happens when that concentration becomes effortless and unbroken, like oil flowing in a steady stream. It is the seventh limb of Patanjali's Raja Yoga and represents the deepening stage between initial focus and final absorption (samadhi).
šļøRelated Shlokas(15)
Gita 2.66
āBhagavad Gita ā¢ Chapter 2
This is the chain of causation: without self-discipline there is no wisdom; without wisdom, no meditation; without meditation, no peace; and without peaceāhow can there ever be happiness?
Gita 5.27
āBhagavad Gita ā¢ Chapter 5
The gateway to liberation opens through shutting out external distractions, focusing attention at the third eye, and balancing the breath within the nostrilsāthe beginning of yogic meditation.
Gita 6.3
āBhagavad Gita ā¢ Chapter 6
Action is the ladder for the one climbing; stillness is the resting place for the one who has arrivedāknow your stage, use the right means.
šRelated Stories(15)
Dhruva Becomes the Pole Star
āSrimad Bhagavatam, Canto 4, Chapters 8-12
Five-year-old prince Dhruva, humiliated by his stepmother, performed intense austerities guided by sage Narada. His meditation with the mantra 'Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya' was so powerful that Vishnu appeared and granted him an eternal position as the Pole Star.
Bibi Bhanis Devotion - Guruship Blessing
āSikh Historical Traditions - Guru Amar Das
While Guru Amar Das was in deep meditation, his daughter Bibi Bhani noticed the platform was about to break. Rather than disturb him, she placed her hand under it, severely injuring herself. Moved by her devotion, the Guru asked what blessing she desired. She asked that Guruship remain in her family - all subsequent Gurus descended from her.
š¬Related Dialogues(15)
Bhima and Hanuman - Brothers of the Wind
āBhima & Hanuman
Rage is fuel, not weaknessāthe question is what you burn with it. Patience compresses anger into focused power. Even the strongest need to learn timing.
Krishna and Shishupala - The Hundredth Offense
āKrishna & Shishupala
Even hatred, when absolutely focused on the Divine, becomes a form of connection. Sometimes the end of enmity is not reconciliation but absorption. There are many paths to liberationānot all of them pleasant.