Better not to confuse what are
merely meditational practices,
with the practice of meditation.
The former may be taught as a
learning step towards the latter.
The latter is something that really
can’t be taught, but can be learnt.

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“Yoga Dhyānam is the art
of settling the mind
within the heart space.”

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There are special times
when we need to disconnect
from the sensory external in order
to connect with the psychic internal.

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In Meditation the most
difficult exercise for
the mind, is the one of
not exercising the mind.

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Krishnamacharya taught that a Samāhita Citta
was a prerequisite starting point for Meditation.
If so, how do we relate to the modern phenomenon
that a Vikṣepa Citta can be a starting point for Meditation?
Unless perhaps we discern that here it isn’t actually Meditation?

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Contemplate the Source of the Breath.

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Dhāraṇā – a state of effortful attention.
Dhyānam – a state of effortless attention.

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