Dhyana Meaning

An uninterrupted state of mental concentration upon a single object.

Dhyana meaning. It is the seventh limb or requirement to attain full self realization as outlined in the yoga sutras attributed to the sage patanjali who says that it is concentration on higher aspects of reality. Dhyana is defined in the yogasutras 3 2 as one pointedness of the mind eka tanata achieved by fixing it upon one object or image. An alternate root word dhyai means to think of in hindu traditions that are derived from patanjali s yoga sutras dhyana is a refined meditative practice that requires deep mental concentration. And yana meaning moving or going.

Dhyana is the ability to merge with the object on which you are concentrating. Zen school of buddhism emphasizes meditation as the way to awareness of ultimate reality an important practice of buddhism from its origin in india and one found in other indian schools such as yogachara. In the oldest texts of buddhism dhyāna sanskrit or jhāna pali is the training of the mind commonly translated as meditation to withdraw the mind from the automatic responses to sense impressions and leading to a state of perfect equanimity and awareness upekkhā sati parisuddhi.