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== धारणायाः अभ्यासः ॥ Practice of Dharana ==
== धारणायाः अभ्यासः ॥ Practice of Dharana ==
Concentration or Dharana produces in us a state in which the natural wandering of our thoughts, the fluctuations of the psyche, are brought under control. In a state of concentration, the psyche attends to one thing so that there is intensification of activity of the mind in one particular direction.<ref>K. Ramakrishna Rao & Anand C. Paranjpe (2016), Psychology in the Indian Tradition, India: Springer.</ref>
The development of concentration follows the practice of [[Asanas (आसनानि)|asanas]], [[Pranayama (प्राणायामः)|pranayama]] ie. breathing practices and [[Pratyahara (प्रत्याहारः)|Pratyahara]] (control of the [[Indriyas (इन्द्रियाणि)|senses]]). The steps in the practice of Dharana itself involves,
The development of concentration follows the practice of [[Asanas (आसनानि)|asanas]], [[Pranayama (प्राणायामः)|pranayama]] ie. breathing practices and [[Pratyahara (प्रत्याहारः)|Pratyahara]] (control of the [[Indriyas (इन्द्रियाणि)|senses]]). The steps in the practice of Dharana itself involves,