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128 RAJA YOGAa cave for meditation. Just as the tortoise draws in on allsidesits limbs, so also, the Yogiwithdraws all his senses from the objectsof sense through the practice of pratyahara. pratyaharagives power to the practitioner. When the tndriyas are withlrawnfrom th9 objects, then you can fix the mind on a particularpoint. lt is Dharana or concentration which is dealt with inthe next chapter. Pratyahara and Dharana are interdependent.You cannot practise one without the other.
CHAPTERXDHARANA1. What ls Dharanatvrcrukts qturTt rrr-1t{f.il;q, on one place, of the mind, qRUITconcentration.Dharana orconcentration is the fixingthe mind on one place(object or idea)NOTESDharana is the fixing of the mind on something externalorinternal. The mind can be fixed externally on the picture of LordHari, Lord Krishna or Lord Rama or on any other object or point.lnternally it can be fixed on any Chakra or any part of the bodyor on any abstract idea. Having controlled the prana throughPranayama and the lndriyas through pratyahara, you shouldtry to fix the mind on something. ln Dharana you will have onlyone Vritti orwave in the mind-lake. The mind assumes the formof only one object. All other operations of the mind are suspendedor stopped. Different objects of Dharana and their ef_fects are given in the subsequent lessons. According to theHatha Yogic school, a Yogi who can suspend his breath byKumbhaka tor 20 minutes can have a very good Dharana. Hewill have tranquillity of mind. pranayama steadies the mind, removesthe vikshepa and increases the power of concentration.Fixing the mind on something is Dharana or concentration ofmind. Dharana can be done only if you are free from the dis_tractions of the mind.(12e)
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CHAPTERXDHARANA1. What ls Dharanatvrcrukts qturTt rrr-1t{f.il;q, on one place, of the m<strong>in</strong>d, qRUITconcentration.Dharana orconcentration is the fix<strong>in</strong>gthe m<strong>in</strong>d on one place(object or idea)NOTESDharana is the fix<strong>in</strong>g of the m<strong>in</strong>d on someth<strong>in</strong>g externalor<strong>in</strong>ternal. The m<strong>in</strong>d can be fixed externally on the picture of LordHari, Lord Krishna or Lord Rama or on any other object or po<strong>in</strong>t.lnternally it can be fixed on any Chakra or any part of the bodyor on any abstract idea. Hav<strong>in</strong>g controlled the prana throughPranayama and the lndriyas through pratyahara, you shouldtry to fix the m<strong>in</strong>d on someth<strong>in</strong>g. ln Dharana you will have onlyone Vritti orwave <strong>in</strong> the m<strong>in</strong>d-lake. The m<strong>in</strong>d assumes the formof only one object. All other operations of the m<strong>in</strong>d are suspendedor stopped. Different objects of Dharana and their ef_fects are given <strong>in</strong> the subsequent lessons. Accord<strong>in</strong>g to theHatha Yogic school, a Yogi who can suspend his breath byKumbhaka tor 20 m<strong>in</strong>utes can have a very good Dharana. Hewill have tranquillity of m<strong>in</strong>d. pranayama steadies the m<strong>in</strong>d, removesthe vikshepa and <strong>in</strong>creases the power of concentration.Fix<strong>in</strong>g the m<strong>in</strong>d on someth<strong>in</strong>g is Dharana or concentration ofm<strong>in</strong>d. Dharana can be done only if you are free from the dis_tractions of the m<strong>in</strong>d.(12e)
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