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Dharana


Dharana

According to the Yoga Sutras, the first step in looking inwards is learning how to focus. The yogic discipline sees the merging of the individual with the higher consciousness as its goal. This is impossible if the yogi is constantly distracted by bodily or sensory desires. Hence, the stage of dharana is one in which the yogi picks an object or idea of his/ her choosing and focuses solely on it. This may even be a simple name.