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.