THE THREE TYPES OF PRACTICE DHARANA, DHYANA AND SAMADHI DHARANA DHARANA IS HOLDING THE MIND ON TO SOME PARTICULAR OBJECT. DHARANA (CONCENTRATION) IS WHEN THE MIND HOLDS ON TO SOME OBJECT, EITHER IN THE BODY, OR OUTSDE THE BODY, AND KEEPS ITSELF IN THAT STATE . DHYANAM AN UNBROKEN FLOW OF KNOWLEDGE TO THAT OBJECT IS DHYANA. THE MIND TRIES TO THINK TO ONE OBJECT, TO HOLD ITSELF TO ONE PARTICULAR SPOT, AS THE TOP OF THE HEAD, THE HEART, ETC, AND IF THE MIND SUCCEEDS IN RECEIVING THE SENSATIONS ONLY THROUGH THAT PART OF THE BODY, AND THROUGH NO OTHER PART, THAT WOULD BE DHARANA, AND WHEN THE MIND SUCCEEDS IN KEEPING ITSELF IN THAT STATE FOR SOME TIME IT IS CALLED DHYANA (MEDITATION). SAMADHI WHEN THAT, GIVING UP ALL FORMS, REFLECTS ONLY THE MEANING, IT IS SAMADHI. THAT IS, WHEN IN MEDITATION ALL FORMS ARE GIVEN UP. SUPPOSE I WERE MEDITATION ON A BOOK, AND THAT I HAVE GRADUALLY SUCCEEDED IN CONCENTRATING THE MIND ON IT, AND PERCEIVING ONLY THE INTERNAL SENSATIONS, THE MEANING, UNEXPRE...
THE THREE TYPES OF PRACTICE DHARANA, DHYANA AND SAMADHI DHARANA DHARANA IS HOLDING THE MIND ON TO SOME PARTICULAR OBJECT. DHARANA (CONCENTRATION) IS WHEN THE MIND HOLDS ON TO SOME OBJECT, EITHER IN THE BODY, OR OUTSDE THE BODY, AND KEEPS ITSELF IN THAT STATE . DHYANAM AN UNBROKEN FLOW OF KNOWLEDGE TO THAT OBJECT IS DHYANA. THE MIND TRIES TO THINK TO ONE OBJECT, TO HOLD ITSELF TO ONE PARTICULAR SPOT, AS THE TOP OF THE HEAD, THE HEART, ETC, AND IF THE MIND SUCCEEDS IN RECEIVING THE SENSATIONS ONLY THROUGH THAT PART OF THE BODY, AND THROUGH NO OTHER PART, THAT WOULD BE DHARANA, AND WHEN THE MIND SUCCEEDS IN KEEPING ITSELF IN THAT STATE FOR SOME TIME IT IS CALLED DHYANA (MEDITATION). SAMADHI WHEN THAT, GIVING UP ALL FORMS, REFLECTS ONLY THE MEANING, IT IS SAMADHI. THAT IS, WHEN IN MEDITATION ALL FORMS ARE GIVEN UP. SUPPOSE I WERE MEDITATION ON A BOOK, AND THAT I HAVE GRADUALLY SUCCEEDED IN CONCENTRATING THE MIND ON IT, AND PERCEIVING ONLY THE INTERNAL SENSATIONS, THE MEANING, UNEXPRE...