DESHA BANDHAH CHITTASYA DHAARANA
BINDING THE CHITTA TO A PLACE IS CALLED DHARANA
As mentioned in the introduction , there are 3 more pats to the eight fold pathway of the YOGA. So in the previous Sutras we discussed the first 5. In this first Sutra of the VIBHUTI PAD, we are told about the first one of the remaining three, which is DHARANA.
we were told that when one starts meditation, one has to concentrate on some object. so in this Sutra, we are told that when one concentrates on an object , that is called DHARANA. One can concentrate on any External object or on internal,i.e. any of the CHAKRA. By concentrating on any object, we engage the mind to the object and it does not wander all over . Normally our mind or Chitta, tends to wander all over , many a times it is related to one of the 10 organs,of action or perception. So if we think about food or a specific food preparation. then we are concentrating on TASTE. So if we think about thing , it can be related to one of the 10 organs. So we will continue to be engaged in organ attachment.More we think about something our attachment deepens. If I smoke for 10 years , it will create deeper impression on mind and it will be more difficult to quit than if I have smoked only once. So concentrating on there kind of the objects is not a good idea. So one is asked to concentrate on the external Symbol of our visual devotion , Deity or some such thing . Even though one may argue that we are getting attached to vision , since it creates only positive feeling without the attachments (contrast to pictures of Actors and Actresses which will create sexual thoughts,) it is preferred . This thing is called DHARANA.
IF ONE DOES CONCENTRATE ON DIFFERENT CHAKRAS , AND IS SUCCESSFUL IN DOING THIS , HE WILL ACHIEVE CERTAIN CONTROLS OR POWERS.
But we will talk about it in near future . For this Sutra all that we need to know is we need our CHITTA to concentrate on an object , which is called DHARANA.
BINDING THE CHITTA TO A PLACE IS CALLED DHARANA
As mentioned in the introduction , there are 3 more pats to the eight fold pathway of the YOGA. So in the previous Sutras we discussed the first 5. In this first Sutra of the VIBHUTI PAD, we are told about the first one of the remaining three, which is DHARANA.
we were told that when one starts meditation, one has to concentrate on some object. so in this Sutra, we are told that when one concentrates on an object , that is called DHARANA. One can concentrate on any External object or on internal,i.e. any of the CHAKRA. By concentrating on any object, we engage the mind to the object and it does not wander all over . Normally our mind or Chitta, tends to wander all over , many a times it is related to one of the 10 organs,of action or perception. So if we think about food or a specific food preparation. then we are concentrating on TASTE. So if we think about thing , it can be related to one of the 10 organs. So we will continue to be engaged in organ attachment.More we think about something our attachment deepens. If I smoke for 10 years , it will create deeper impression on mind and it will be more difficult to quit than if I have smoked only once. So concentrating on there kind of the objects is not a good idea. So one is asked to concentrate on the external Symbol of our visual devotion , Deity or some such thing . Even though one may argue that we are getting attached to vision , since it creates only positive feeling without the attachments (contrast to pictures of Actors and Actresses which will create sexual thoughts,) it is preferred . This thing is called DHARANA.
IF ONE DOES CONCENTRATE ON DIFFERENT CHAKRAS , AND IS SUCCESSFUL IN DOING THIS , HE WILL ACHIEVE CERTAIN CONTROLS OR POWERS.
But we will talk about it in near future . For this Sutra all that we need to know is we need our CHITTA to concentrate on an object , which is called DHARANA.
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