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Definition: The integrated practice of concentration (dharana), meditation (dhyana), and absorption (samadhi) applied simultaneously to a single object.

Insights: Samyama is the advanced yogic discipline of combining concentration, meditation, and absorption on a single object. This integration refines awareness, deepens insight, and, as described in the Yoga Sutra, may lead to extraordinary abilities. Ultimately, samyama serves as a powerful tool for self-realization and mastery of the mind.

Related Sutras

3.4

trayamekatra saṁyamaḥ

Importance: 10/10

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

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3.5

tajjayātprajñālokaḥ

Importance: 9/10

From mastery of saṁyama arises the light of wisdom (prajñā).

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3.6

tasya bhūmiṣu viniyogaḥ

Importance: 8/10

The application of saṁyama is progressive, practiced in stages.

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3.7

trayamanataraṅgaṁ pūrvebhyaḥ

Importance: 8/10

These three are more internal than the preceding limbs (yama, niyama, āsana, prāṇāyāma, pratyāhāra).

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3.8

tadapi bahiraṅgaṁ nirbījasya

Importance: 8/10

Even these are external compared to seedless samādhi (nirbīja samādhi).

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