Guest guest Posted June 6, 2003 Report Share Posted June 6, 2003 http://www.bindu.freeserve.co.uk/yoga/yogasutra/ys3_comments.htm This is a subject matter of yoga suutra-s of patanjali. See the above link and refer to suutra-s 3.1 and 3.2. I have the book by Hariharananda Aranya (H in below quote), which is considered as one of the best books on this subject. ---------- Quote from the above website: "H offers a good explanation of dhyAna. "In dhAraNA, or fixity, the flow of similar mental modifications on the same object is confined to the desired place. But the thought-process on the same object is intermittent and in succession. When through practice that becomes continuous, i.e. appears as an unbroken flow, then it is called dhyAna.. It is a particular state of calmness of the mind and can be applied to any object of meditation. If flow of knowledge in dhAraNA may be compared to succession of similar drops of water, in dhyAna the flow of knowledge is continuous like flow of oil or honey." --- IMO, you should first consider just one book (such as by H) and follow some of the critical concepts (such as samyama) and then see how others explain it. Ravi > > Alexandra Kafka [alexandra.kafka] > Thursday, June 05, 2003 12:56 PM > > dhyana/dharana > > > What exactly is a dhyana, what is a dharana? > What are the differences between dhyana/dharana? > Has every a dhyana/dharana? > > > > > > > -- > pradiipajvaalaabhirdivasakaraniiraajanavidhiH > sudhaasuuteshcandropalajalalavairarghyaracanaa . > svakiiyairambhobhiH salilanidhisauhityakaraNaM > tvadiiyaabhirvaagbhistava janani vaacaaM stutiriyam.h > > www : http://www.ambaa.org/ > Contact: help > > Your use of is subject to > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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