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This limb is called dharana, or “one pointedness of the mind.”
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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This limb is called dharana, or “one pointedness of the mind.”
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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This limb is called dharana, or “one pointedness of the mind.”
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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The sixth step in the raja yoga system is known as dharana, concentration, and the sages spend much time explaining how the practice of concentration is an essential prerequisite to the practice of meditation.
The Sivananda Companion To Meditation THE SIVANANDA YOGA VEDANTA CENTER 2003
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The activity of holding the mind on to an object is called "dharana".
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“In Cambridge, it's all about helpingyou — the violator — reclaim the wholeness that's your birthright with the three limbs of Patanjali's classical yoga: dharana, dhyanaandsamadhi.”
Pahk Your Kahma in Hahvahd Yahd Con Chapman 2010
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The mind is the king of the senses, and dharana is the crown of yogic knowledge, teaching how to remove unconscious habits, impressions, and tendencies.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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This singular focus of dharana is supposed to be a relaxed state, yet one still maintaining complete focus.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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Aiming, targeting, and holding a focus are all practice for achieving dharana within.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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Just as a dam holds water without tension, the yogis say, so the mind should be one-pointed in dharana, to prepare for the next limb, dhyan, or meditation.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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