Concentration Dictionary - Article Index

Dictionary - Concentration: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Concentration
Concentration With meditation, an equivalent for certain parts of yoga, as found in samadhi, dharana; the removal or surmounting of di...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Concentration: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Concentration
concentration: Uninterrupted and sustained attention. See: raja yoga. (See also: Concentration , Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul) &n...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Yoga Dictionary
A Yoga Dictionary from Abhyasa to Yukti.   From "Kundalini Yoga" by Sri Swami Sivananda      » Read the article

Dictionary - Meditation: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Meditation
Meditation According to Swami Vishnu Devananda, meditation is "….a continuous flow of perception or thought, just like the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meditation: Holistic Health Dictionary On Meditation
MEDITATION Meditation is at least a three-step process that leads to a state of consciousness that brings serenity, clarity, and bliss...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bodhi-pakkhiya-dhamma: Pali Buddhist Buddhism Dictionary On Bodhi-pakkhiya-dhamma
bodhi-pakkhiya-dhamma (bodhi-pakkhiya-dhammaa): "Wings to Awakening" - seven sets of principles that are conducive to Awaken...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mind: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Mind
MIND Mind very much resembles matter, both in its degrees of density and in its peculiarity of design. That's not surprising since the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sanskrit Dictionary: A Sanskrit Dictionary From Advaita To Yoga
Sanskrit dictionary. From Advaita to Yoga.   Please note that all words in grey, like "enlightenment" or "kundalini&...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sanskrit Dictionary: Dictionary Of Commonly Used Sanskrit Terms (d-k)
A dictionary Of Commonly Used Sanskrit terms. From Dadhicha to Kutichaka.   Please note that all words in grey, like "yoga&quo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pyramid Power: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Pyramid Power
PYRAMID POWER (Also cone headgear). In mimetic magic the pyramid serves as a parallel funnel or horn to draw down the powers of the he...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meditation: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Meditation
meditation: Dhyana. Sustained concentration.   Meditation describes a quiet, alert, powerfully concentrated state wherein new kn...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Basic Buddhist Dictionary
Buddhism: Basic Buddhist Dictionary A basic dictionary of Buddhism terms. Please note that all words in grey like " Buddhism "...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Samyama: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Iii On Samyama
SAMYAMA: concentration, meditation and Samadhi   (See also: SAMYAMA , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Samadhi: Zen And Buddhism Dictionary On Samadhi
Samadhi: A state of higher concentration in meditation. There are three stages in Buddhism (preparation, beginning, and attainment of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vikshepa: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Vikshepa
vikshepa: vikshepa. Waywardness; distracted or diffused mind that obstructs concentration; projecting.   (See also: vikshep...   » Read the article

Dictionary -  dharana: Sanskrit Dictionary On  dharana
 Dharana: concentration   (See also:  Dharana , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary -  bhavana: Sanskrit Dictionary On  bhavana
 Bhavana: concentration   (See also:  Bhavana , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Raja Yoga: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Raja Yoga
raja yoga: (Sanskrit) "King of yogas."   Also known as ashtanga yoga, "eight-limbed yoga." The classical yog...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Manas-samyama: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Manas-samyama
Manas-samyama (Sanskrit) [from manas mind + sanyama concentration]   Concentration of the mind; the perfect control and concentra...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Zen: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Zen
Zen. A major school of Mahayana Buddhism, with several branches.   One of its most popular techniques is meditation on koans, w...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Samadhi: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary V On Samadhi
Samadhi: the final stage of ashtanga yoga in which concentration becomes one with the object of concentration; supreme union.  ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Abhyasa-yoga: Theosophy Dictionary On Abhyasa-yoga
Abhyasa-yoga (Sanskrit) (from abhi towards + the verbal root as to be, exist + yoga union from the verbal root yuj to join, yoke) &nbs...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Samadhi: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Samadhi
Samadhi Deep concentration: the state of one-pointedness of mind characterized by peace and imperturbability. Samadhi is also one of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dhyana: Parapsychology Dictionary On Dhyana
Dhyana: Meditation. Dhyan or dhyana is the Sanskrit word for meditation, but it has a narrower meaning. Dhyana is when the concentrat...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dhyana: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Dhyana
Dhyana The practice of concentration--i.e., meditation. Also, more specifically, the four form concentrations and the four formless c...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Eight-fold Path: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Eight-fold Path
Eight-fold path Buddha's teaching of the way of the Middle Path. Right-belief, right-thought, right-speech, right-action, right-livel...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dharana: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Dharana
dharana: (Sanskrit) "Concentration." From dri, "to hold." See: meditation, raja yoga, shraddadharana, yoga. (See...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Eightfold Path: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Eightfold Path
Eightfold Path The eight right ways leading to the cessation of sufferings. (1)  Right View; (2)   (Right Thought; ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mudra: Alternative Health Dictionary Ii On Mudra
Mudra Mudras are ritual, non verbal hand movements and gestures used in Hindu and Buddhist religious ceremonies. In Buddhism, mudras a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Iddhi: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Iddhi
Iddhi (Pali) (from the verbal root sidh to succeed, attain an objective, reach accomplishment)   Equivalent to the Sanskrit siddh...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Padmasana: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Padmasana
Padmasana (Sanskrit) [from padma lotus + asana seat, posture]   The posture of a lotus; a yoga posture taken to develop concentra...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dharana: Zen And Buddhism Dictionary On Dharana
Dharana: The sixth element in the path of classical Yoga, meaning concentration.    (See also: Dharana , Buddhism, Body M...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhavana: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary V On Bhavana
bhavana: bhavana - concentration   (See also: bhavana , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and S...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Sanskrit Dictionary On Yoga
Yoga: Union of the individual soul and the Supreme Soul; the discipline by which such union is effected. The Yoga system of philosoph...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Conjure: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Conjure
CONJURE: to work magic, usually by setting up an altar or central concentration point and focusing the mind by chants, mantras or invo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - South, Mary Anne: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On South, Mary Anne
SOUTH, MARY ANNE Born in England, 1817. By marriage, became Mrs. Mary Anne Atwood. Author of A Suggestive Inquiry into the Hermetic My...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dharana: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary Iv On Dharana
Dharana: Dharana: concentration.   (See also: Dharana , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and S...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sanskrit Dictionary: Dictionary Of Commonly Used Sanskrit Terms (a-c)
A dictionary Of Commonly Used Sanskrit terms. From A to Crore.   Please note that all words in grey, like "yoga", "e...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tapas: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Tapas
tapas: to shine, blaze or converge inner heat. Austerities on the physical level include yoga postures; on the mental level, consisten...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lakshya: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary I On Lakshya
Lakshya - Object of concentration.   (See also: Lakshya ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Dyana: Spiritual Sanskrit Dictionary On Dyana
Dyana - Meditation is an unbroken flow of thought toward the object of concentration. Prolonged concentration. In the practice of medi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Samadhana: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary Iv On Samadhana
Samadhana: Samadhana: equal fixing; proper concentration.   (See also: Samadhana , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Manana: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary I On Manana
Manana - Reflection or concentration.   (See also: Manana ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Dharana: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary I On Dharana
Dharana - Concentration.   (See also: Dharana ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Vikshepa: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary Iv On Vikshepa
Vikshepa: Vikshepa: the tossing of the mind which  obstructs concentration.   (See also: Vikshepa , Hinduism, Hinduism...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Avadhana: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Avadhana (avadhaana)
avadhana: avadhana (avadhaana). Concentration.   (See also: avadhana , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kundalini Sakti: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Kundalini Sakti
Kundalini Sakti (Sanskrit). The power of life; one of the Forces of Nature; that power that generates a certain light in those who sit...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Astral Planes: Pagan Paganism Dictionary Ii On Astral Planes
Astral Planes: Subjectively real “places” where some astral projectors perceive themselves as traveling; said to be multip...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Telepathy: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Telepathy
Telepathy [from Greek tele far off, at a distance + pathos feeling]   The transference of thought or feeling from mind to mind in...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Astanga Yoga: Sai Baba Dictionary On Astanga Yoga
Astanga yoga:  Astanga yoga: Eight aspects of yoga described by Patanjali as follows: yama (restraints on behavior), niyama (s...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Samadhi: Sanskrit Dictionary On Samadhi
Samadhi: Ecstasy, trance, complete concentration, communion with God.   (See also: Samadhi , Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dharana: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Ii On Dharana
dharana: yogic concentration or attention   (See also: dharana , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Min...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dharana: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Ii On Dharana
Dharana: yogic concentration or attention   (See also: Dharana , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind...   » Read the article

Article - Dictionary On Dreams Meaning: Dictionary On Dreams Meaning From; Diving To Drinking
Dictionary on Dreams Meaning including the meaning of dreams about: Ditch, Dividend, Diving, Divining Rods, Divorce, Docks, Doctor, Dogs,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpretation Work: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Work
  Work To dream that you are hard at work, denotes that you will win merited success by concentration of energy. To see others ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mala: Siddha Yoga Dictionary On Mala
Mala: A string of beads used to facilitate a state of concentration while repeating a mantra.   (See also: Mala , Yoga, Yoga ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Samyama: Spiritual Sanskrit Dictionary On Samyama
Samyama: is simply a convenient technical term which describes the three-fold process by which the true nature of an object is known: ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Raja Yoga: A Spiritual Dictionary On Raja Yoga
Raja yoga: Literally "Royal Yoga". The path of concentration, meditation, of detachment.   (See also: Raja yoga , B...   » Read the article

Dictionary - 666: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On 666
666 Many have been the designators of this apocalyptic finger, from Nero to the Popes, to Mohammed, to Ronald Wilson Reagan. But only ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yama: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Yama
Yama (Sanskrit) [from the verbal root yam to subdue, control]   A curb, rein, bridle; hence the act of curbing, suppression, self...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pitta: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Characteristics Of Pitta
Characteristics of PITTA A moderately well developed physique with mascular limbs and a purposeful, stable gait of medium speed. With ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dharana: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary On Dharana
dharana: concentration of mental energy on one point.   (See also: dharana , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Diction...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Abhinna: Pali Buddhist Buddhism Dictionary On Abhinna
abhinna (abhi~n~naa): Intuitive powers that come from the practice of concentration: the ability to display psychic powers, clairvoyan...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nidi-dhyasana: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Nidi-dhyasana (nidhi-dhyaasana)
nidi-dhyasana: nidi-dhyasana (nidhi-dhyaasana). Inner concentration, profound meditation.   (See also: nidi-dhyasana , Hind...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meditation: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Meditation
MEDITATION - n. or adj. 1. art and science of contemplation and concentration spanning Paleolithic hunting rituals. Neolithic mysteri...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dharana: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Dharana
Dharana: Concentration of mind; fixing the mind upon a single thing or point.   (See also: Dharana , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictio...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dharana: Spiritual Sanskrit Dictionary On Dharana
Dharana - Concentration is holding the mind within a center of spiritual consciousness in the body, or fixing it on some divine form, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Trance: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Trance
trance: In general, a condition of altered consciousness, accompanied by a lack of awareness to physical surroundings, neither a state...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Midlam Method Of Healing: Alternative Health Dictionary On Midlam Method Of Healing
Midlam method of healing: A means of accomplishing anything. Entomologist, poet, and Purple Heart awardee Charles E. Midlam began to d...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dharana: Tantra Tantric Dictionary On Dharana
Dharana: Dharana. Concentration of mental energy on one point.   (See also: Dharana , Tantra, Tantra Dictionary, Body Mind ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tibetan Buddhism: Parapsychology Dictionary On Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism: Tibetan Buddhism derives from the confluence of Buddhism and yoga which started to arrive in Tibet from India brief...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Samadhi: Pali Buddhist Buddhism Dictionary On Samadhi
samadhi (samaadhi): Concentration; the practice of centering the mind in a single sensation or preoccupation, usually to the point of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dharana: Sai Baba Dictionary On Dharana
Dharana: Dharana: Concentration, fixed attention, one of eight steps in Patanjali's yoga discipline.   (See also: Dharana ,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meditative Postures: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Meditative Postures
Meditative Postures   Yoni Mudra ·  Close your ears with thumbs. ·  Cover your eyes with your index fing...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dharana: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Dharana
Dharana: Concentration. The sixth limb of the Ashtanga or Raja Yoga system.   (See also: Dharana ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary) &nbs...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Selfishness: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Selfishness
Selfishness Making the gratification of the personal self or ego the paramount aim in conduct; a disregard of the interests of others....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dharana: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Dharana
Dharana (Sanskrit) (from the verbal root dhri to hold, carry, maintain, resolve)   Intense concentration of the mind when directe...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Diet Planning: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Diet Planning
Diet Planning Since diet, along with daily habits, is crucial to the health of an individual, it must be made clear at the outset that...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dharana: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Dharana (dhaarana)
dharana: dharana (dhaarana). Concentration, fixed attention, one of eight steps in Patanjali's yoga discipline.   (See also:...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jhana: Pali Buddhist Buddhism Dictionary On Jhana
jhana (jhaana; Skt. dhyana): Mental absorption. A state of strong concentration focused on a single physical sensation (resulting in r...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Concentration: Parapsychology Dictionary On Concentration
Concentration: Focussing the mind on a particular ideal or object, either tangible or intangible as an aid to meditation and subseque...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Concentration: Craft Witchcraft Dictionary On Concentration
CONCENTRATION: focusing the mind on one object or idea so that nothing else exists during the period of concentration.   (See a...   » Read the article

Article - Out Of Body Experience: Methods Based On Movement Imagination For Out Of Body Experiences
Practicing this method for many years, I have gotten the impression that "stepping out of the body by will" can be performed in...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Yoga: The Four Paths Of Hindu Yoga
The four main spiritual paths for God-realisation are Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Raja Yoga and Jnana Yoga. Karma Yoga is suitable for a man...   » Read the article

Article - Mudras: Mudras - The Science Of Hand And Finger Postures
Mudras, the science of hand and finger postures, can help you to cure bodily ailments in a wonderful manner. It actually helps in balanc...   » Read the article

Article - Sahaja Yoga: Sahaja Yoga - The Physics Of Sahaja Yoga
Sahaja Yoga - The physics of Sahaja Yoga I will try to explain Sahaja Yoga in the simplest way, but please note that it is really compli...   » Read the article

Article - Meditation: How Is Meditation Different From Relaxation, Thinking, Concentration Or Self-hypnosis?
How is meditation different from relaxation, thinking, concentration or self-hypnosis? Relaxation: Relaxation is a common by-product of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Spiritual Dictionary: Spiritual Hinduism Dictionary
A spiritual dictionary of the 280 most common words in Hinduism. Also see these links: Hinduism, Spirituality, Enlightenment, Spiritual D...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Quick Links To Archives Related To Alternative Health Dictionary A
Popular archives related to Alternative Health Ayurveda, Chakra, Aura, Kundalini, Kundalini Yoga, Meditation, Spiritual Grow...   » Read the article