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Dharana ~ Calm Focusing of the Mind
The WISDOM podcast Season 3 Episode 98
~ Concentration is the binding of the mind’s attention (focused awareness) to one particular point (to the exclusion of everything else). ~ Yoga Sutra 3:1 ~
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:: episode timestamps:
Lending Us Into Dharana ~ 0-0:31 | Podcast Intro ~ 0:32-2:12 | Dharana In The Yoga Sutras ~ 2:12 | How to Practice Dharana Daily ~ 3:55 | What Is Attention? ~ 4:33 | The Truth About Multi-Tasking ~ 5:40 | How Concentration is Necessary to Achieve Anything ~ 6:46 | Dharana As One Pointedness ~ 10:00 | How to Achieve Dharana ~ 13:14 | Podcast Outro ~ 18:12
If you’ve been joining me in this series on the Yoga Sutras ~ the eight-fold path of classic yoga, we are in this episode here at the sixth limb ~ Dharana.
Classical Yoga is a system of spiritual Knowledge coming from the scriptures (the Vedas), and handed down by a lineage of teachers.
Calmly focusing the full attention of the mind and consciousness on one point to the exclusion of everything else = this is dharana (concentration).
Dharana comes from the word dhri ~ ‘to hold firm’.
This is not generalized attention where the mind is still engaged in thought processes but to the yoga technique of ‘one-pointed’ (ekagrata) concentration: a continuous flow of consciousness inwards either on an internal object (antara-visaya), or an externalized object (bahya-visaya).
Here I share the four ways to Achieve Dharana ~ in daily life.
Please have a listen to any of the previous episodes in this series (the Yoga Sutras) to build the spiritual practices and the teachings of living enlightened.
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Have questions? Write to me! dorothy@dorothyzennuriyejuno.com
Resources: The Yoga Book: A Practical and Spiritual Guide to Self-Realization by Stephen Sturgess
Pratyahara (the Fifth Limb of the Yoga Sutras)
Pratyahara ~ Awareness of the Senses | The Fifth Limb | S3 E65
Pratyahara ~ Freedom of the Senses | 'ask dorothy' S3 E66
Pranayama and Breathing Techniques (the Fourth Limb of the Yoga Sutras)
Why Taking A Deep Breath Feels Good ~ The Self-Healing Benefits of Deep Breathing: What You Need to Know [The WISDOM BLOG]
PRANAYAMA ~ Extension of Life Force [The WISDOM Podcast S3 E63]
Asana (the Third Limb of the Yoga Sutras)
Asana ~ A State of Being [Podcast Episode S3E61]
The Seat of Meditation ~ Asana ~ 'ask dorothy' [Podcast Episode S3E62]
The Niyamas Series (the Second Limb of the Yoga Sutras)
SAUCHA ~ Purification [Podcast S3 E49] * The Niyamas Series: 1/5
SANTOSHA ~ Contentment [Podcast S3 E51] * The Niyamas Series: 2/5
TAPAS ~ Self-Discipline [Podcast S3 E53] * The Niyamas Series: 3/5
SVADHYAYA ~Self-Study [Podcast S3 E55] * The Niyamas Series: 4/5
ISVARA PRANIDHANA ~ Surrender [Podcast S3 E57] * The Niyamas Series: 5/5
The Yamas Series (the First Limb of the Yoga Sutras)
APARIGRAHA ~ Non-Attachment [Podcast S3 E47] * The Yamas Series: 5/5
BRAHMACHARYA ~ Non-Excess [Podcast S3 E45] * The Yamas Series: 4/5
ASTEYA ~ Non-Stealing [Podcast S3 E43] * The Yamas Series: 3/5
SATYA ~ Truthfulness [Podcast S3 E41] * The Yamas Series: 2/5
HIMSA ~ Nonviolence [Podcast S3 E39] * The Yamas Series: 1/5
Meditation and Mindfulness
The Five Best '5-Minute' Mindfulness and Meditation Life Hacks [Podcast Episode S1 E15]
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