Concentration

Sixth limb: Concentration (Dharana)

The art of focus and concentration. One-pointedness that leads to meditation. Dharana steadies the mind. It translates as 'immovable concentration of the mind'. The essential idea is to hold the concentration or focus of attention in one direction. This is not the forced concentration of, for example, solving a difficult mathematics problem; rather Dharana is a form deeper concentration.

The purpose of Dharana is to steady the mind by focusing its attention upon some stable entity. Before retracting his senses, one may practice focusing attention on a single inanimate object. After the mind becomes prepared for meditation, it is better able to focus efficiently on one subject or point of experience.

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