Samādhāna
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Samādhāna or samādhānam (
Meaning
Samādhāna is the single-pointedness of the mind (
In the Mahabharata (277:6), samādhāna is explained as the absorption of meditation or as that state of mind in which one has no longer any affection for the world.[3]
Realisation of Brahman
It is one of the four practices for the realisation of Brahman (sādhanā chatuṣṭaya)[4] that directs the energy of consciousness towards moksha ('liberation') and not towards siddhi or vibhuti ('accomplishments').[5]
In his
The perfect establishment of the
Six virtues
Samādhāna, which develops mental concentration, is one of the six virtues (ṣaṭ saṃpatti) that a seeker after truth is expected to develop so as to cultivate the attitude of detachment from all selfish-ends;
See also
- Samadhi
- Abstinence
- Mettā
- Vidyā (Clarity)
- Yoga philosophy (Epistemology)
References
- ^ V.S.Apte. The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Digital Dictionaries of South Asia. p. 1633.
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- ^ The Mahabharata, Book 12: Santi Parva. Netlancers. 26 February 2014.
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- ^ Sri Samkara's Vivekacudamani. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. p. 41. ASIN 8172764200.
- ^ Madhavananda, Swami (1921). Vivekachudamani of Sri Sankaracharya: text, with English translation, notes and an index. Mayavati : Advaita Ashrama. p. 10.
- ^ Sri Samkara's Vivekacudamani. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. p. 41. ASIN 8172764200.
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