Practices · Concentration and absorption

Meditation

Withdrawal of the senses, concentration, meditation and absorption — the inner limbs as Patanjali sets them out.

• Dharana · YS 3.1

  Concentration

  Binding attention to a single point and returning it there whenever it wanders.

• Dhyana · YS 3.2

  Meditation

  Attention flowing toward one object without interruption.

• Pratyahara · YS 2.54

  Withdrawal of the Senses

  Drawing attention back from the senses so it is available for inward practice.

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