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Definition: Meditation; uninterrupted flow of awareness toward the object of contemplation.

Insights: Dhyana is uninterrupted flow of awareness towards the object of meditation, leading to deeper states of absorption and self-realization.

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2.29

yamaniyamāsanaprāṇāyāmapratyāhāradhāraṇādhyānasamādhayo'ṣṭāvaṅgāni

Importance: 10/10

Yama (abstinences), niyama (observances), āsana (posture), prāṇāyāma (breath control), pratyāhāra (sense withdrawal), dhāraṇā (concentration), dhyāna (meditation), and samādhi (absorption) are the eight limbs of Yoga.

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3.2

tatra pratyayaikatānatā dhyānam

Importance: 9/10

Meditation (dhyāna) is the continuous flow of similar mental modifications in that place.

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3.4

trayamekatra saṁyamaḥ

Importance: 10/10

These three (dhāraṇā, dhyāna, and samādhi) together on one object constitute saṁyama.

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