Guest guest Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 STUDY GROUP on SPIRITUAL INSTRUCTION CHAPTER 2 PRACTICE Abhyasa (V3 – `Methods' contd.) (iii) dhyana denotes the repetition of the names, etc., mentally (japa) with feelings of devotion. In this method the state of the mind will be understood easily. For the mind does not become concentrated and diffused simultaneously. When one is in dhyana it does not contact the objects of the senses, and when it is in contact with the objects it is not in dhyana. Therefore those who are in this state can observe the vagaries of the mind then and there and by stopping the mind from thinking other thoughts, fix it in dhyana. Perfection in dhyana is the state of abiding in the Self (lit., abiding in the form of `that' tadakaranilai) . As meditation functions in an exceedingly subtle manner at the source of the mind it is not difficult to perceive its rise and subsidence. -------- anu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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