Bharat Devotion

Dhyana / Jhana

(ध्यान)

Literal Meaning

Meditation, contemplation

Etymology & Sanskrit Root

From Sanskrit 'dhyai' — to think of, contemplate — a sustained, unbroken flow of attention toward a single object, deity, or truth.

Spiritual Insight & Context

The seventh of Patanjali's eight limbs of yoga, Dhyana is the meditative stage between focused concentration (dharana) and full absorption (samadhi), central to nearly all Indian contemplative practice.

Where Dhyana / Jhana Comes Up