dhyana

• “The word zen is the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese character ch’an, which itself is adapted from the Sanskrit word dhyana, meaning meditation or absorption.”

  Simon & Schuster: Zen Computer

• “dhyana" is their special word for higher states of contemplation.”

  Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature

• “The spiritual path of yoga, of which meditation (dhyana) is central, seeks to purify us of the five kleshas (obstacles).”

  The Huffington Post: Thomas Amelio: New Year's Spiritual Renewal: Transform Your Identity

• “Christine MacDonald Lost 60 Pounds Hooping dhyana said: On December 17, 2009 would like contact info for Christine — I live and teach yoga and hooping in maine”

  Hooping.org | Blog | Christine MacDonald Lost 60 Pounds Hooping

• “As a celibate wandering spiritual seeker, Buddha studied with two teachers the methods for attaining the various levels of mental stability (bsam-gtan, Skt. dhyana) and formless absorption.”

  The Life of Shakyamuni Buddha

• “~ Staying power (2) -- You've perhaps heard of dhyana (pali: jhana) or meditative absorption, traditionally divided into subtle form and formless, each in a set of four stages.”

  Speedlinking 8/17/07

• “So there is a point to doing stuff, the point being that we have no other choice unless one is to climb a mountain, sit in a cave, enter into a state of dhyana (meditative absorption), and whither away until one's consciousness can separate from whatever is left of the body.”

  The WELL: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo

• “They are called "Brahma abodes" because the four Brahma realms of the plane of ethereal forms (form realm) correspond, in turn, to the four immeasurable attitudes and to the four levels of mental stability (Pali: jhana, Skt. dhyana).”

  The Four Immeasurable Attitudes in Hinayana, Mahayana, and Bon

• “Mental stability (bsam-gtan, Skt. dhyana, concentration), single-pointed placement of their minds on any constructive focal object, without any wandering.”

  The Ten Far-Reaching Attitudes in Theravada, Mahayana, and Bon

• “Besides the line break problem, I read the quote with lots of boxes on-screen, and when copied to Word most of it appeared in Times New Roman, but the h of dhyana didn't connect and it as well as the retroflexes were in Tahoma.”

  languagehat.com: SAADAT HASAN MANTO.

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