Guest guest Posted June 5, 2003 Report Share Posted June 5, 2003 What exactly is a dhyana, what is a dharana? What are the differences between dhyana/dharana? Has every a dhyana/dharana? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2003 Report Share Posted June 8, 2003 dEAR alexandra, Our respected moderator has already answered one part of your question -that is on dhyana and dharana. (eight limbs of patanjali yoga sutras) you also ask whether every deity has a dhyana/dharana? since this forum is dedicated to Sree Maata , it is my pleasure to direct you to the dhyana sloka of sree Lalia parameshweri! Dhy˜nam sind¨r˜ruõa vigrah˜Õ trinayan˜Õ m˜õikya mauli sphurat t˜r˜ n˜yaka þekhar˜Õ smita mukhŸm ˜pŸna vakÿoruh˜m | p˜õibhy˜m alip¨rõa ratna caÿakaÕ raktotpalaÕ vibhratŸÕ saumy˜Õ ratna gha÷astha rakta caraõ˜Õ dhy˜yet par˜mambik˜m || I meditate on the Divine Mother whose body has the red hue of vermilion, who has three eyes, who wears a beautiful crown studded with rubies, who is adorned with the crescent Moon, whose face sports beautiful smile indicating compassion, who has beautiful limbs, whose hands holds a jewel studded golden vessel filled with nectar, and in the other a red lotus flower. aruõ˜Õ karuõ˜ taraðgitakÿŸÕ dh®ta p˜þ˜ðkuþa puÿpa b˜õa c˜p˜m | aõim˜di bhir˜v®t˜Õ mayukhai× ahamityeva vibh˜vaye bhav˜nŸm || I meditate on the great Empress, who is red in color, whose eyes are full of compassion, who holds a noose, goad, bow and flowery arrow in Her hands, who is surrounded on all sides by powers such as aNimA for rays, and who is the Self within me. dhy˜yet padm˜sanasth˜Õ vikasitavadan˜Õ padmapatr˜yat˜kÿŸÕ hem˜bh˜Õ pŸtavastr˜Õ karakalitalasaddhemapadm˜Õ var˜ðgŸm | sarv˜laðk˜ra yukt˜Õ satatam abhayad˜Õ bhaktanamr˜Õ bhav˜nŸÕ þrŸ vidy˜Õ þ˜nta m¨rtiÕ sakala suranut˜Õ sarva sampat prad˜trŸm || I meditate on the Divine Mother, who is seated on the lotus, whose face is radiant, whose eyes are like lotus petals, who is golden hued, who has lotus flowers in Her hand, who dispels fear of the devotees who bow before Her, who is the embodiment of peace, who is knowledge (vidyA), who is praised by gods, and who grants every kind of wealth wished for. sakuðkuma vilepan˜ malikacumbi kast¨rik˜Õ samanda hasitekÿaõ˜Õ saþara c˜pa p˜þ˜ðkuþ˜m | aþeÿajana mohinŸm aruõa m˜lya bh¨ÿ˜mbar˜Õ jap˜kusuma bh˜sur˜Õ japavidhau smaredambik˜m || I meditate on the Mother, whose eyes are smiling, who holds the arrow, bow, noose and the goad in Her hand, who is glittering with red garlands and ornaments, who is painted with kumkuma on her forehead, and who is red and tender like the japa flower. Contact: webmaster ********************************************************************** alexandra, how do you do this dhyanam? by withdrawing all the senses from external objects ( pratyahara) focussing on the ajna chakra between the two eyebrows ( on on the tip of your nose or on focussing on the navel)! this is an auspicious start! i have dyana slokas for lord ganapati, lord shiva, lord vishnu and all the deities... if you are interested, i can email them to you! Hari aum tat sat! , "Alexandra Kafka" <alexandra.kafka@a...> wrote: > What exactly is a dhyana, what is a dharana? > What are the differences between dhyana/dharana? > Has every a dhyana/dharana? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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