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Manana (Samskrit: मननम्) is the deep state of thinking without joy or grief.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Upanishads|author=Srisa Chandra Vasu|publisher=Genesis Publishing|page=30|url= https://books.google.co.in/books?id=QvEfRSnayf0C&pg=RA1-PA30&dq=manana+upanishad&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ICOaVLvgNZGVuATeiIGQCg&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=manana%20upanishad&f=false }}</ref>Yajnavalkya in the context of the ''mahavakya'' – ''Tat Tvam Asi'', told Paingala that whereas ''[[Shravana (hearing)|shravana]]'' ('hearing') is the inquiry into the real significance of this ''vākya'', to inquire in solitude into the significance of ''shravana'' is ''manana'' (consideration or reflection).<ref>{{cite book|title=Thirty-Minor –Upanishads|publisher=Islamkotob|page=49|url= https://books.google.co.in/booksid=CvXZ0j1UyAAC&pg=PA49&dq=manana+upanishad&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ICOaVLvgNZGVuATeiIGQCg&ved=0CDQQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=manana%20upanishad&f=false}}</ref> [[Patanjali]] terms ''manana'' as ''dharana'', <ref>{{cite book|title=The Call of the Upanishads|author=Rohit Mehta|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass|page=262|url= https://books.google.co.in/books?id=_aGXsz4C2z8C&pg=PA262&dq=manana+upanishad&hl=en&sa=X&ei=OSiaVKm2IYzmuQTSjYGQBw&ved=0CD8Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=manana%20upanishad&f=false}} </ref> the unshakeable mental conviction.<ref>{{cite book|title=Thought and Faith|author=Vassilis Vitsaxis|publisher=Somerset Hall Press|page=195|url= https://books.google.co.in/books?id=sC0--0ZUfBkC&pg=PA195&dq=manana+upanishad&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8y-aVKiaK9HIuAS6iYD4DA&ved=0CDQQ6AEwBTge#v=onepage&q=manana%20upanishad&f=false}}</ref>In Advaita Vedanta, ''manana'', the deep reflection on what is heard from the teacher, is a part of the three-fold process of ''shravana-manana-nididhyasana'', the three stages of religious life which combined acting as the path of knowledge, lead to the attainment of ''moksha''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Indra’s Net: Defending Hinduism|author=Rajiv Malhotra|publisher=Harper Collins|page=182|url= https://books.google.co.in/books?id=M7TlAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT182&dq=manana+upanishad&hl=en&sa=X&ei=mCmaVPnuKoGzuAS2y4DACA&ved=0CDIQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=manana%20upanishad&f=false }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Echoes of Ancient Indian Wisdom|author=Shantha S. Nair|publisher=Pustak Mahal|page=333|url= https://books.google.co.in/books?id=OzFvE0IR7rkC&pg=PT333&dq=manana+upanishad&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tyuaVOSwFMSeugSP-IDQCQ&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAzgU#v=onepage&q=manana%20upanishad&f=false }}</ref> According to the Pasupatas ''manana'' is a ''satmaka'' or mastery over the power of seeing and acting; ''manana'' is the supernormal knowing of objects of thoughts.<ref>{{cite book|title=Ancient Indian History and Civilization|author=S.N.Sen|publisher=New Age International|page=96|url= https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Wk4_ICH_g1EC&pg=PA96&dq=manana+upanishad&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tyuaVOSwFMSeugSP-IDQCQ&ved=0CDgQ6AEwBjgU#v=onepage&q=manana%20upanishad&f=false }}</ref>

 

Manana (Samskrit: मननम्) is the deep state of thinking without joy or grief.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Upanishads|author=Srisa Chandra Vasu|publisher=Genesis Publishing|page=30|url= https://books.google.co.in/books?id=QvEfRSnayf0C&pg=RA1-PA30&dq=manana+upanishad&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ICOaVLvgNZGVuATeiIGQCg&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=manana%20upanishad&f=false }}</ref>Yajnavalkya in the context of the ''mahavakya'' – ''Tat Tvam Asi'', told Paingala that whereas ''[[Shravana (hearing)|shravana]]'' ('hearing') is the inquiry into the real significance of this ''vākya'', to inquire in solitude into the significance of ''shravana'' is ''manana'' (consideration or reflection). [[Patanjali]] terms ''manana'' as ''dharana'', <ref>{{cite book|title=The Call of the Upanishads|author=Rohit Mehta|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass|page=262|url= https://books.google.co.in/books?id=_aGXsz4C2z8C&pg=PA262&dq=manana+upanishad&hl=en&sa=X&ei=OSiaVKm2IYzmuQTSjYGQBw&ved=0CD8Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=manana%20upanishad&f=false}} </ref> the unshakeable mental conviction. In Advaita Vedanta, ''manana'', the deep reflection on what is heard from the teacher, is a part of the three-fold process of ''shravana-manana-nididhyasana'', the three stages of religious life which combined acting as the path of knowledge, lead to the attainment of ''moksha''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Indra’s Net: Defending Hinduism|author=Rajiv Malhotra|publisher=Harper Collins|page=182|url= https://books.google.co.in/books?id=M7TlAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT182&dq=manana+upanishad&hl=en&sa=X&ei=mCmaVPnuKoGzuAS2y4DACA&ved=0CDIQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=manana%20upanishad&f=false }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Echoes of Ancient Indian Wisdom|author=Shantha S. Nair|publisher=Pustak Mahal|page=333|url= https://books.google.co.in/books?id=OzFvE0IR7rkC&pg=PT333&dq=manana+upanishad&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tyuaVOSwFMSeugSP-IDQCQ&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAzgU#v=onepage&q=manana%20upanishad&f=false }}</ref> According to the Pasupatas ''manana'' is a ''satmaka'' or mastery over the power of seeing and acting; ''manana'' is the supernormal knowing of objects of thoughts.<ref>{{cite book|title=Ancient Indian History and Civilization|author=S.N.Sen|publisher=New Age International|page=96|url= https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Wk4_ICH_g1EC&pg=PA96&dq=manana+upanishad&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tyuaVOSwFMSeugSP-IDQCQ&ved=0CDgQ6AEwBjgU#v=onepage&q=manana%20upanishad&f=false }}</ref>

''Manana'' means – 'thinking', 'reflection', 'meditation', 'cogitation';<ref>{{cite book|title=The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary|author=V.S.Apte|page=1233|url= http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/search3advanced?dbname=apte&query=%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%A8&matchtype=exact&display=utf8 }}</ref> Panchadasi (Sloka I.53) reads as follows:-

''Manana'' means – 'thinking', 'reflection', 'meditation', 'cogitation';<ref>{{cite book|title=The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary|author=V.S.Apte|page=1233|url= http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/search3advanced?dbname=apte&query=%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%A8&matchtype=exact&display=utf8 }}</ref> Panchadasi (Sloka I.53) reads as follows:-

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