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  2. Dhāraṇā - Wikipedia

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    The commentarial tradition interprets it as single-pointed concentration and focus, which is in this context cognate with Samatha. [8] Gregor Maehle defines Dharana as: "The mind thinks about one object and avoids other thoughts; awareness of the object is still interrupted."

  3. Ashtanga (eight limbs of yoga) - Wikipedia

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    Dharana (Sanskrit: धारणा) means concentration, introspective focus and one-pointedness of mind. The root of the word is dhṛ (धृ), meaning "to hold, maintain, keep". [46] Dharana, as the sixth limb of yoga, is holding one's mind onto a particular inner state, subject or topic of one's mind. [47]

  4. Samadhi - Wikipedia

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    Samma-samadhi is explicated as dhyana (jhāna, Pali: 𑀛𑀸𑀦), which is traditionally interpreted as one-pointed concentration. Yet, in the stock formula of dhyāna samādhi is only mentioned in the second dhyana , to give way to a state of equanimity and mindfulness , in which one keeps access to the senses in a mindful way, avoiding ...

  5. Dhyana in Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    Dhyāna (Sanskrit: ध्यान) in Hinduism means meditation [1] and contemplation. Dhyana is taken up in Yoga practices, and is a means to samadhi and self-knowledge. [2]The various concepts of dhyana and its practice originated in the Sramanic movement of ancient India, [3] [4] which started before the 6th century BCE (pre-Buddha, pre-Mahavira), [5] [6] and the practice has been ...

  6. Samatha-vipassanā - Wikipedia

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    [14] [15] [16] Vetter further argues that the Noble Eightfold Path constitutes a body of practices that prepare one, and lead up to, the practice of dhyāna. [17] Vetter and Bronkhorst further note that dhyāna is not limited to single-pointed concentration, which seems to be described in the first jhāna , but develops into equanimity and ...

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    Still, one commenter argued that "no matter how common it is, it is still tacky." "Have a private meal before or after the guest events when no one not invited knows or it's clearly logistical ...

  8. Dhyana in Buddhism - Wikipedia

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    Buddha depicted in dhyāna, Amaravati, India. In the oldest texts of Buddhism, dhyāna (Sanskrit: ध्यान) or jhāna (Pali: 𑀛𑀸𑀦) is a component of the training of the mind (), commonly translated as meditation, to withdraw the mind from the automatic responses to sense-impressions and "burn up" the defilements, leading to a "state of perfect equanimity and awareness (upekkhā ...

  9. A Path Out Of Trouble - data.huffingtonpost.com

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    Getting involved with the justice system is one of the fastest ways to end a teenager’s potential for becoming a successful adult. Being jailed as a juvenile makes a kid less likely to graduate from high school and more likely to be incarcerated later in life, according to a 2015 study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research .