Eight Limbs Of Yoga 6- Dharana

Dharana is the state of single pointed concentration. In this state thought has ceased and awareness sinks inward to rest in it’s own nature.

All previous aspects of the eight limbs are necessary for dharana to arise and pratyahra leads directly into it. In this moment we cross a new threshold.

In the previous limbs our self effort has been required, our discipline, perseverance and commitment. At dharana we have come to the point where we are ready to enter the mystery, and what occurs next is by grace. We have reached the point where we must

face the limits of our deep rooted beliefs in control. Thus far we have been creating the circumstances for the mystery to reveal itself but we cannot control or create the revelation.

Through our engagement and endeavor we have reduced by what we have been calling purification, that within us that dissipates and distracts awareness from itself. We have learned to create in ourselves the space in which the Divine can be met.

Eight Limbs of Yoga 7 Dyhana 

Eight Limbs of Yoga 5 Pratyhara

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