🧘 The ancient hack for a wandering mind
Published by OOPSONLINE.IN · Source: The Hitavada · 1 min read · · Updated
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Gathering a scattered mind and binding it to one single point sounds lovely, but my brain currently has about fifty open tabs and is playing a random song from 2012 on a loop.
What actually happened
i n yogic traditions dharana means gathering the scattered mind and directing it towards a chosen point. it is the sixth limb of the ashtanga yoga after pratyahara and before dhyana. pratyahara withdraws attention from the outer world and dharana binds the mind to a particular place, object or idea. patanjali defines it as desha- bandhash chittasya dharana. the essence of dharana is ekagrata or one pointedness. the mind ordinarily keeps on wandering in memories, emotions, bodily sensations, and external sti
Key points
- i n yogic traditions dharana means gathering the scattered mind and directing it towards a chosen point.
- it is the sixth limb of the ashtanga yoga after pratyahara and before dhyana.
- pratyahara withdraws attention from the outer world and dharana binds the mind to a particular place, object or idea.
- patanjali defines it as desha- bandhash chittasya dharana.
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