धारणा

योगशास्त्रस्य प्रणेता पतञ्जलिः

देशबन्धश्चित्तस्य धारणा । (यो. द. -३/१)

एकस्मिन् देशे (स्थाने) चित्तस्य स्थिरीकरणं धारणा । नाभिचक्रे, नासाग्रे, हृदयपुण्डरीके वा चित्तस्य एकाग्रताविधानं भवति धारणा । चित्तस्य निश्चलीभावो धारणा धारणं विदुः (२९) इति त्रिशिखाब्राह्मणोपनिषदि वर्णितमस्ति ।

धारणा –कस्मिन्नपि पदार्थ चित्तस्य स्थिरिकरणं धारणाऽस्ति ।

बाह्यसम्पर्कतन्तुः

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