The concept of Yoga in Yoga Upanishads
by Philomina T.L | 2018 | 42,235 words
This page relates 鈥楾he concept of Dharana (fixation of the mind)鈥� of study dealing with the evolution and significance of Yoga as reflected in the Yoga-Upanishads, a collection of authoritative texts dedicated to the concept of Yoga (spiritual discipline). The thesis traces the origins of the practice back to pre-Vedic times and and suggests that Yoga became a philosophical system following the creation of the Yogasutras.
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6.6. The concept of 顿丑腻谤补峁嘺 (fixation of the mind)
顿丑腻谤补峁嘺 is the concentration for the fixation of the mind in a particular place or point. It is defined in the 驰辞驳补蝉奴迟谤补 as,
According to 痴测腻蝉补 the mind becomes fixed on different areas of the body such as 苍腻产丑墨肠补办谤补, (navel) 丑峁沝补测补 辫耻峁囜笉补谤墨办补 (heart) 尘奴谤诲丑补苍颈箩测辞迟颈 (brain), 苍补蝉颈办腻驳谤补 (tip of the nose) 箩颈丑惫腻驳谤补 (Tip of the tongue) etc. While viewing the external objects like the mountain, idol, tree etc. by means of modification.[2] Here the 蝉腻诲丑补办补 himself decides to steady his controlled mind by the practice from yama to 辫谤补迟测腻丑腻谤补.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
驰辞驳补蝉奴迟谤补 III.1
[2]:
h峁泃pu峁囜笉ar墨ke n膩bhy膩峁� v膩 m奴rdhni parvatamastake |