Strategies for Focus and Concentration ~ Dharana | ’ask dorothy’ | The WISDOM podcast | S3 E99

2023-04-18

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Strategies for Focus & Concentration ~ Dhāraṇā 'ask dorothy' The WISDOM podcast Season 3 Episode 99 ~ Concentration of the Mind ~ 💜 timestamps: 'ask dorothy' Podcast Intro ~ 0-2:22 | An Introduction to Dharana ~ 2:23 | To Enter Deep Concentration ~ 4:12 | Concentratio...

Strategies for Focus & Concentration ~ Dhāraṇā

'ask dorothy'

The WISDOM podcast Season 3 Episode 99

~ Concentration of the Mind ~

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In this experiential episode, I share three of my favourite (and most simple) daily practices of Dharana.

Dharana is the sustained practice of focused concentration on a single object. This focus is usually the breath, but it can also be the repetition of a mantra, the visualization of a deity, or the contemplation of a deep truth.

When we practice Dharana, the mind becomes peaceful and it softens or stills. We strengthen the mind by focusing on one area and practicing control of the mind. The mind is like a muscle we can train, and it's not beyond our control that the thoughts just come and take us away with them. We are in control, and Dharana is one way we can practice this control.

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Resources: The Yoga Book: A Practical and Spiritual Guide to Self-Realization by Stephen Sturgess

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